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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:
Storage Application Note: Encrypting Drives Compliant with Opal SSC
This document provides examples of the communication between a host and a storage device implementing the TCG Storage Security Subsystem Class: Opal SSC and the TCG Storage Architecture Core Specification.
Storage Work Group Storage Security Subsystem Class: Opal
The Storage Workgroup specifications provide a comprehensive architecture for putting Storage Devices under policy control as determined by the trusted platform host, the capabilities of the Storage Device to conform with the policies of the trusted platform, and the life cycle state of the Storage Device as a Trusted Peripheral.
TCG Storage Architecture Core Specification
The TCG Storage specifications are intended to provide a comprehensive architecture for putting selected features of Storage Devices under policy-driven access control. The capabilities of the Storage Device are able to be configured to conform to the policies of the trusted platform.
Storage Work Group Storage Interface Interactions Specification, Version 1.0
The TCG Storage specifications are intended to provide a comprehensive command architecture for putting storage devices under policy control as determined by the trusted platform host, the capabilities of the storage device to conform with the policies of the trusted platform, and the lifecycle state of the storage device as a trusted peripheral (TPer). This document MAY also serve as a specification for TPers if that is deemed appropriate.
Storage Work Group Storage Security Subsystem Class: Enterprise Specification
The Storage Workgroup specifications are intended to provide a comprehensive architecture for putting storage devices under policy control as determined by the trusted platform host, the capabilities of the storage device to conform with the policies of the trusted platform, and the lifecycle state of the storage device as a Trusted Peripheral.
Storage Work Group Storage Security Subsystem Class: Optical, Version 1.0
TCG Storage Workgroup specifications provide a comprehensive architecture for putting storage devices under policy control as determined by the trusted platform host, by the capabilities of the storage device to conform with the policies of the trusted platform, and by the lifecycle state of the storage device as a Trusted Peripheral (TPer).
TCG Architecture Overview, Version 1.4
This Architectural Overview provides an introduction to TCG goals and architecture. It defines anticipated scenarios for use of TPM enabled platforms, compliance procedures and anticipated implications on manufacturing and support processes. Anyone looking for an overview of TCG specification and its implications should read this document.
TCG Design, Implementation, and Usage Principles (Best Practices)
The TCG Design, Implementation, and Usage Principles document, version 2.0 lays out the principles underlying the design of the TCG specifications.
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