Chapter 3. Key Components of Trusted Platform Technology
In this chapter, the fundamental properties of Trusted Platform technology are discussed in more detail, including the following topics:
Special properties of Trusted Platforms (TPs)
Roots of trust, including roles of entities vouching for the trustworthiness of a platform
Architecture of a TP
Integrity measurement and reporting
The concept of trusted identity
Protected Storage
Secure boot and authenticated boot processes
Chapter 2 illustrated how such mechanisms may be used to allow new types of business scenarios as well as to enhance existing scenarios. Here, we develop the basic TP concepts that underlie such scenarios and describe how they are achieved. We presume that you are aware of ...
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