TCG and OST2 launch advanced TPM course for developers

Software developers and students will gain advanced knowledge in how to build secure systems using a Trusted Platform Module (TPM), thanks to a new technical security training program from the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) and OpenSecurityTraining2 (OST2).

The ‘Trusted Computing 1103: Advanced TPM Usage (TC1103) course introduces students to the Feature API (FAPI), a high-level TPM interface that simplifies secure key and policy management. Through the course, students will be able to generate TPM-protected keys and define crucial TPM usage policies. As a result, course attendees will be able to build TPM-backed security features faster, with fewer mistakes and far more portable, maintainable code, to ensure the safety of devices.

“Following the success of previous TPM-focused courses, we are proud to be working alongside OST2 again for TC1103,” said TCG President Joe Pennisi. “The courses the OST2 team continue to develop are essential to bolstering our community of security professionals, while demonstrating the TPM’s importance to modern security architectures.”

TC1103 also enables students learn how to use a TPM as a gatekeeper for sensitive operations, ensuring that encryption keys and security decisions depend on the actual integrity of the machine. The follow-up to both the Trusted Computing 1101: Introductory TPM Usage (TC1101) and Intermediate TPM Usage (TC1102) courses, the three have been designed to provide students with a baseline understanding of any current TPM application.

Attendees will gain the ability to shape nuanced, hardware‑enforced rules, based on where code is running, what time it is, or what’s stored in secure TPM memory, rather than relying on software checks. They also learn how to bring external keys under this same hardware‑rooted protection, letting them build systems where even imported secrets will inherit strong, tamper‑resistant guarantees.

“This class is the culmination of a learning path that takes students from having no TPM knowledge to an expert-level understanding,” said OST2 founder Xeno Kovah. “Our classes get people started quicker without first having to read hundreds of pages of specifications or searching around in other code and documentation. The TCG is making it easier than ever to start creating code that builds on hardware-based trust.”

"Advanced TPM security is no longer a niche technology,” added TC1103 instructor and TCG IoT Work Group Co-Chair Dimi Tomov. “TC1103 upskills developers to implement state-of-the-art TPM 2.0 protection in any system, from Edge AI to power-efficient data centers. Thanks to TCG’s support, we now have a comprehensive training roadmap for understanding and deploying TPM 2.0 security.”

For more information about the TC1103 course, visit OST2’s website.

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About TCG

TCG is a not-for-profit organization formed to develop, define and promote open, vendor-neutral, global industry specifications and standards, supportive of a hardware-based root of trust, for interoperable trusted computing platforms.

TCG enables secure computing through open standards and specifications. Benefits of TCG include protection of business-critical data and systems, secure authentication and strong protection of user identities, and the establishment of strong machine identity and network integrity. More than a billion devices include TCG technologies.

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About OpenSecurityTraining2

OST2 is a 501(c)(3) charity, offering a range of free multi-day courses designed to enhance professionals’ skills and knowledge in the field of cybersecurity. For more information visit: https://ost2.fyi/

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