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Saturday, 02/16/2008 1:32:02 AM

Saturday, February 16, 2008 1:32:02 AM

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TPM architecture and/or Intel's "Danbury" technology…

It appears that "Danbury" adds a whole new dimension to the "interoperability" question. It appear that "Danbury" is a totally separate architectural platform from the TPM architecture that needs its own management tools. And it appears that Waves's EMBASSY tools are the only ones that can handle both architectural platforms..

I am not yet quite clear how this really will function, but it is clear to me now, that a vPro 5.0 with "Danbury" really consist of two distinct platforms to be managed: The "TPM system" and "Danbury"

Wave-Intel press release: Here Steven Sprague talks about two distinct platforms within the same system.

Steven Sprague says:
"As trusted computing solutions evolve, cross-platform interoperability could represent an important opportunity," said Steven Sprague, president and CEO of Wave Systems. "We believe that the addition of hardware security that provides data-at-rest, strong authentication and management capabilities, built into the hardware, is an important step forward in supporting the growing need for security in the PC. We are keenly aware of the requirements for applications to interoperate among multiple secure platforms and are providing proof of concepts today to show how our applications can be adapted to a new generation of platforms from Intel. We are proud to be the first company demonstrating our flexible, interoperable, secure applications on the industry’s leading trusted platforms."


Assumption: In a way, "Danbury" likely functions similarly to Seagate's "DriveTrust" technology, in the sense that "Danbury" also incorporates some EMBASSY functionality. Also, most likely, the "Danbury" encryption keys are stored within the Intel chipset and never leave the chipset.

Question: Where does this leave Infineon and, moreover, where does it leave the rest of the PC OEMs?


Steven Sprague goes on to say:
We are keenly aware of the requirements for applications to interoperate among multiple secure platforms and are providing proof of concepts today to show how our applications can be adapted to a new generation of platforms from Intel. We are proud to be the first company demonstrating our flexible, interoperable, secure applications on the industry’s leading trusted platforms."

Also check out the highlighted part of a "blog exchange" that I had with Intel's Todd Christ. He says:

http://communities.intel.com/openport/blogs/proexpert/2007/12/14/5-reasons-to-look-forward-to-danbury-technology

Feb 11, 2008 11:36 AM Reply Todd Christ in response to: Andreas Kuhn
Hi Andreas - Danbury won't have interaction with a TPM, but rather utilize an integrated mechanism to control security access.

Danbury will become part of the AMT 5.0 stack and much like other AMT releases - AMT 5.0 will be backward compatible with previous versions of AMT - but the older versions will not be scaleable to the newer platforms.





From the Wave-Intel press release:

http://www.wave.com/news/press_archive/07/070918_IDF

Wave to Demonstrate Capabilities for Data Protection and Trusted Platform Module Support for Next-Generation Intel vPro Technology at Intel Developer Forum

Wave highlights new Intel hardware technologies while enhancing Intel® Active Management Technology with Wave’s key management capabilities

Lee, MA and San Francisco, CA (Intel Developer Forum, Booth #415-20) –September 18, 2007 – Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: WAVX; www.wave.com ), a leader in delivering trusted computing applications and services with advanced products, infrastructure and solutions across multiple trusted platforms, today announced it will demonstrate the capabilities of its EMBASSY® technology on a development Intel® vPro™ processor technology platform.

This 2008 platform incorporates a new, integrated chipset and Trusted Platform Module (TPM), along with a new data encryption technology codenamed "Danbury Technology." Wave will show how EMBASSY technology can be adapted for data-at-rest, strong authentication and key management. Wave offers the only interoperable solution based upon the Trusted Computing Group’s specifications for trusted platforms that include TPM secure storage solutions and secure infrastructures as defined by the TCG.

"Protecting stored data is critical for businesses today, and Intel vPro Danbury technology will make encrypting hard drive data more secure and manageable," said Tom Quillin, director of Intel's Digital Office Ecosystem Enabling. "Intel is pleased that Wave is rapidly embracing this secure platform initiative."

"As trusted computing solutions evolve, cross-platform interoperability could represent an important opportunity," said Steven Sprague, president and CEO of Wave Systems. "We believe that the addition of hardware security that provides data-at-rest, strong authentication and management capabilities, built into the hardware, is an important step forward in supporting the growing need for security in the PC. We are keenly aware of the requirements for applications to interoperate among multiple secure platforms and are providing proof of concepts today to show how our applications can be adapted to a new generation of platforms from Intel. We are proud to be the first company demonstrating our flexible, interoperable, secure applications on the industry’s leading trusted platforms."

Wave’s demonstrations will be located in the Intel vPro Zone Pavilion, Wave Booth #415-20 at the Moscone Center North. Customers may make appointments by contacting Brian Berger, Wave’s EVP Marketing & Sales, at bberger@wavesys.com

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