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Trusted Network Connect Specifications In Public Review
The following specifications have been posted for Public Review, including that of the IETF Network Endpoint Assessment (NEA) working group. These specifications are IF-TNCCS 2.0 (InterFace for TNC Client-Server interactions), IF-M 1.0 (InterFace for Messaging), and IF-M Security with CMS 1.0 (InterFace for Messaging Security with Cryptographic Message Syntax).
The IF-TNCCS 2.0 specification is a merger of the previously released IF-TNCCS 1.1 and IFTNCCS-SOH 1.0 specifications. The IF-TNCCS 2.0 specification includes all the features of its predecessors and a few more (e.g. server can send the first message in an assessment of the client's health). The new specification should provide maximum compatibility cross all TNC implementations.
The IF-M specifications provide a standard set of messages for basic integrity assessments. The main benefit of these messages is that they allow for an interoperable assessment of an endpoint's capabilities using collector software from a different vendor than provides the policy checking software. When these specifications are implemented, users will have flexibility in mixing products from different vendors throughout a TNC deployment.
The following specifications have been made available for public review:
Trusted Network Connect (TNC) Specifications:
- TCG TNC IF-TNCCS: TLV Binding Specification, Version 2.0 Revision 10
- TCG TNC IF-M: TLV Binding Specification, Version 1.0 Revision 30
- TCG TNC IF-M Security: Bindings to CMS Specification, Version 1.0 Revision 14
- Trusted Network Connect (TNC) Specifications FAQ - February 2008