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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.

February 2010 | Specifications | Add to Briefcase

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TCG Storage Specifications and Key Management

"Key management is the hardest part of cryptography and often the Achilles' heel of an otherwise secure system." – Bruce Schneier, Preface to Applied Cryptography, Second Edition.

December 2009 | White Papers | Add to Briefcase

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"Evil Maid" Attacks on Encrypted Hard Drives

"The real defense here is trusted boot, something Trusted Computing is supposed to enable...BitLocker...can prevent these sorts of attacks if the computer has a TPM module, version 1.2 or later, on the motherboard."

November 2009 | Podcasts/Webcasts | Add to Briefcase

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Five Great Reasons to Adopt Trusted Computing

Trusted Computing is perhaps one of the most misunderstood (willfully misunderstood, to be frank about it) emergent technologies for computer security.

November 2009 | Podcasts/Webcasts | Add to Briefcase

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Trusted Network Connect: Standards for Pervasive Security

This is the TCG’s standard slide deck on Trusted Network Connect (TNC).

November 2009 | Presentations | Add to Briefcase