diff --git a/src/report.rs b/src/report.rs
index db41b38..2312c90 100644
--- a/src/report.rs
+++ b/src/report.rs
@@ -69,63 +69,106 @@ pub struct ReportArgs {
         help = "Provide file with data for attestation-report request. If provided with random flag, then the random data will be written in the provided path."
     )]
     pub request_file: PathBuf,
+
+    #[structopt(
+        help = "Expect that the 64-byte report data will already be provided by the platform provider."
+    )]
+    pub platform: bool,
 }
 
-// Request attestation report and write it into a file
-pub fn get_report(args: ReportArgs, hv: bool) -> Result<()> {
-    let request_data = match args.random {
-        true => {
-            let request_buf = create_random_request();
-
-            // Overwrite data if file already exists
-            let request_file = if args.request_file.exists() {
-                std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
-                    .write(true)
-                    .truncate(true)
-                    .open(args.request_file)
-                    .context("Unable to overwrite request file contents")?
-            } else {
-                fs::File::create(args.request_file).context("Unable to create request file.")?
-            };
-            write_hex(&mut BufWriter::new(request_file), &request_buf)
-                .context("Failed to write request data in request file")?;
-            request_buf
+impl ReportArgs {
+    pub fn verify(&self, hyperv: bool) -> Result<()> {
+        if self.random && self.platform {
+            return Err(anyhow!(
+                "--random and --platform both enabled (not allowed). Consult man page."
+            ));
         }
-        false => {
-            let mut request_file =
-                File::open(args.request_file).context("Could not open the report request file.")?;
-            let mut request_buf: [u8; 64] = [0; 64];
-            request_file
-                .read(&mut request_buf)
-                .context("Could not read report request file.")?;
-            request_buf
+
+        if self.random && hv {
+            return Err(anyhow!(
+                "--random enabled yet Hyper-V guest detected (not allowed). Consult man page."
+            ));
         }
-    };
 
-    // Get attestation report
-    let att_report = if hv {
-        hyperv::report::get(args.vmpl.unwrap_or(0))?
+        if self.platform && !hv {
+            return Err(anyhow!("--platform enabled yet Hyper-V guest not detected (not allowed). Consult man page."));
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+// Request attestation report and write it into a file
+pub fn get_report(args: ReportArgs, hv: bool) -> Result<()> {
+    args.verify(hv)?;
+
+    let data: Option<[u8; 64]> = if args.random {
+        Some(create_random_request())
+    } else if args.platform {
+        None
     } else {
-        let mut sev_fw: Firmware =
-            Firmware::open().context("failed to open SEV firmware device.")?;
-        sev_fw
-            .get_report(None, Some(request_data), args.vmpl)
-            .context("Failed to get report.")?
+        /*
+         * Read from the request file.
+         */
+        let mut bytes = [0u8; 64];
+        let mut file = File::open(request_file)?;
+        file.read_exact(&mut bytes, 64);
+
+        Some(bytes)
     };
 
-    // Write attestation report into desired file
-    let mut attestation_file = if args.att_report_path.exists() {
-        std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
-            .write(true)
-            .truncate(true)
-            .open(args.att_report_path)
-            .context("Unable to overwrite attestation report file contents")?
+    let report = if hv {
+        hyperv::report::get(args.vmpl.unwrap_or(0))?
     } else {
-        fs::File::create(args.att_report_path)
-            .context("Unable to create attestation report file contents")?
+        let mut fw = Firmware::open().context("unable to open /dev/sev")?;
+        fw.get_report(None, data, args.vmpl)
+            .context("unable to fetch attestation report")?
     };
-    bincode::serialize_into(&mut attestation_file, &att_report)
-        .context("Could not serialize attestation report into file.")?;
+
+    /*
+     * Serialize and write attestation report.
+     */
+    let mut file = OpenOptions::new()
+        .create(true)
+        .truncate(true)
+        .write(true)
+        .open(args.att_report_path)?;
+
+    write!(&mut file, report).context(format!(
+        "unable to write attestation report to {}",
+        args.att_report_path.display()
+    ))?;
+
+    /*
+     * Write reports report data (only for --random or --platform).
+     */
+    if args.random {
+        reqdata_write(args.request_file, "random", &report)
+            .context("unable to write random request data")?;
+    } else if args.platform {
+        reqdata_write(args.request_file, "platform", &report)
+            .context("unable to write platform request data")?;
+    }
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+fn reqdata_write(from_args: Option<PathBuf>, id: str, report: &AttestationReport) -> Result<()> {
+    let name = match from_args {
+        Some(path) => path,
+        None => {
+            let mut path = PathBuf::new();
+            path.push(format!("{}-request-file.txt", id));
+
+            path
+        }
+    };
+
+    let mut file = OpenOptions::new()
+        .create(true)
+        .truncate(true)
+        .write(true)
+        .open();
+
+    write!(&mut file, report.report_data)
+}