Trusted Computing Group

Storage

The Storage Work Group will build upon existing TCG technologies and philosophy, and focus on standards for security services on dedicated storage systems. One objective is to develop standards and practices for defining the same security services across dedicated storage controller interfaces, including but not limited to ATA, Serial ATA, SCSI, FibreChannel, USB Storage, IEEE 1394, Network Attached Storage (TCP/IP), and iSCSI. Storage systems include disk drives, removable media drives, flash storage, and multiple storage device systems.

TCG partners with SNIA-SSIF to further support secure storage standards.  

The SNIA Storage Security Industry Forum (SSIF), the place where security and storage meet, is a consortium of storage, security professionals, security practitioners, and academics - all dedicated to fulfill the SNIA vision to:

Enhance information assurance and optimize security investments while maintaining present operational effectiveness in the disparate technologies and standards that work together to form storage ecosystems.

SSIF members collaborate to transform their vast body of knowledge and practical experiences in security and storage into high quality educational, technical, and engineering activities that influence the design, use, and management of storage technologies to better protect and secure information.  Our goal is to increase the overall knowledge and availability of robust security solutions in today's storage ecosystems and to provide data and information security expertise to contribute to a better understanding of information assurance and how it applies in the organization. More information is at www.snia.org/ssif.

 For more information, please access the following documents:

• Technical Document Best Current Practices
• Solutions Guide for Data-at-Rest