Trusted Computing Group

It's official! The Trusted Computing Group's Trusted Platform Module has been named an international standard by ISO , the International Organization for Standardization.

ISO, as many of you know, is the world¹s largest developer and publisher of international standards, with participation from experts in 161 countries and considered the leader in standardization.

Why does it matter if the TPM is now an ISO standard? After all, the TPM has been a successful TCG standard for more than five years. It was created with input from dozens of technology companies worldwide and is in use now in hundreds of millions of PCs and embedded systems, where it provides authentication and attestation to provide a chain of trust that is hardware-based and therefore inherently more secure than software security. The TPM plays a key role in securing networks and data and provides additional security to other specifications, like Trusted Network Connect and Trusted Storage, created by TCG.

Nevertheless, adoption by ISO represents a vital endorsement of the TPM standard we have produced. ISO is recognized by governments worldwide as the go-to body for formal international standards, and inclusion of the TPM in the ISO standards portfolio provides governments and developers with assurance of the quality and longevity of the specification. Ratification by ISO also demonstrates the true international acceptance of the TPM specification. Read more in our news release about this event.

As an ISO specification, the TPM is truly a worldwide standard, and we hope that with this news, market acceptance and usage of the TPM will continue to broaden. Congratulations to the many individuals who have contributed to this effort and to our members who have worked hard over the last few years to make this announcement possible.