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Today’s PC Platform is vulnerable to attack and this limits how PCs are used
Improving the trustworthiness of PCs must address key areas of concern
Privacy
Security
Third Party Trust
A more trustworthy PC is a better PC
Protecting privacy
Privacy is not possible without adequate security
Security needs and Privacy needs are often in tension
AMD is committed to protecting privacy as we evolve the PC
Platform extensions incorporate strong privacy protections
Increasing security
Increased Security is the foundation of a more trustworthy PC
PCs must evolve to protect the integrity of key Software Components
PC’s must better resist viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other attacks
Hardware is needed, software alone can not meet this challenge
Third party trust
PCs must protect ownership rights
PCs can only achieve maximum potential with Third Party Trust
The vision of the PC as the gateway to digital content demands this change
Rights protection enables all forms of commerce
A PC that can protect rights can expand the market for PCs, enable new transaction models, and drive new applications
TPM
Personalized during manufacturing
Platform unique credentials
Platform unique Keys
Certificates, etc. to link to TSPs
Serves as the root of trust for the platform
Participates in the Secure Initialization
Stores Security Configuration State
Implements the protocols for privacy
TPM
Implements the local policy for privacy protection
Enable/Disable use of Platform data
Interacts with Authorized recipients of platform data
Security Kernel
Remote TSP’s
Other local policy settings
Delegate local policy control to Security Kernel
TPM
Holds the root key for sealed storage
Performs the SEAL operation to bind data to the current platform security configuration state
Performs the UNSEAL operation
Compares stored state to current state
Unseals only on a match
Supports Miscellaneous Functions
RNG
