The rapid expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) has introduced critical security challenges that conventional software-based defenses are often insufficient to mitigate. While Hardware Roots of Trust (HRoT) mechanisms-such as the Trusted Platform Module (TPM)-effectively secure general-purpose computing platforms, their complexity and resource demands render them impractical for many constrained IoT devices. To bridge this gap, the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) introduced the Measurement and Attestation Root of Trust (MARS), a lightweight specification designed to deliver core security capabilities to resource-limited environments. Despite its potential, MARS adoption is currently hindered by a lack of physical silicon and mature supporting software, limiting both research and practical experimentation.