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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