Replies to post #146220 on Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

[boombreaker]

go-kitesurf - Many thanks to you and others,for your SHM observations and candid comments of this time. eom

[Doma]

Kitesurf........thanks for the notes

When you say Hitachi wishes to develop their own
software,do you mean for the Renesas TPM chip or
for their pc's?



Tia
Doma.

[New Wave]

Excelent SHM summary go-kite. e/

[nicknamen]

go-kite, a great summary. Of particular interest to me was the following:

14-EEE is not an end user product
15-EEE is an OEM level product, part of the Wave toolkit
16-EEE is going to be very important

From the above it would appear that EEE would just be added to the current OEM bundles, OEM meaning PC makers. From the product information there is a screen shot showing EEE under the ESC which might mean that the chip suppliers could bundle a minimal package of ESC/EEE. This would put us in all TPM's shipped except Infineon.

I do, however, remember the haunting teaser from the Interop FAQ which left open the possiblility of a Microsoft business relationship. If ESC/EEE could act in a non secure manner, not with a TPM as well as with, why couldn't MS include it Vista Business edition? It ties in with Server 2008.

On a day like today I am guilty of searching for hope.

Nick

[DRM]

GoKite...from DRM

Excellent list... but I did not see you taking notes! LOL

Great summary...
DRM

[SheldonLevine]

TNC/Microsoft/Juniper...

...and the importance of EEE...

Standardizing Network Access Control: TNC and Microsoft NAP to Interoperate
May 2007
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Ongoing Benefits

The SOH interoperability between TNC and NAP is just the first step in an ongoing process of further integration and interoperability between the two frameworks. Expect future announcements, including details of enhanced protocols and improved integration with the tens of millions of Trusted Platform Modules (TPM) already installed in endpoints, helping to better identify individual users, thwart rootkits, and enhance overall network security. More information on rootkit prevention is available at
https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/news/Industry_Data/Whitepaper_Rootkit_Strom_v3.pdf.
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https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/news/Industry_Data/TNC_NAP_white_paper_final_may_18_07.pdf (page 7)

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Wave Systems Best-In-Class Network Access Control (NAC)

Wave Systems Corp. is demonstrating best-in-class Network Access Control (NAC) security through the use of industry standard hardware and software in TCG Booth #211. Wave’s EMBASSY® Endpoint Enforcer combined with Juniper® Networks’ Unified Access Control (UAC) creates a NAC solution that provides strong platform authentication and robust protection against software attacks that create “lying endpoints.”

Specifically Wave’s EMBASSY Endpoint Enforcer measures, reports on, and validates the integrity of Juniper’s UAC client components providing a high level of assurance that the data they collect is not compromised or otherwise altered. Furthermore, this solution captures whether or not a Seagate Momentus® full disk encryption hard drive is using strong access control. Juniper’s Infranet Controller utilizes this drive information when making access control decisions.

By leveraging the unique security characteristics of Trusted Platform Modules, Wave’s EMBASSY Endpoint Enforcer extends the security of NAC solutions by using secure hardware to validate the integrity of their endpoints.
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https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/news/events/interop_2007/Interop_2007_Demo_Docs_Final.pdf (page 5)

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Expect widespread IF-TNCCS-SOH adoption by the 75 TNC member companies and 115 NAP partners. Already, Microsoft has announced that all Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows Server Code Name “Longhorn” products include out-of-the-box IF-TNCCS-SOH support and that support in Microsoft Windows XP systems is forthcoming. Furthermore, Juniper Networks has announced that support for the protocol will be added to its Unified Access Control solution in the first half of 2008.
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(page 6 of first document)

Wave EEE might prove to be extremely valuable in the not-too-distant future. IMO.

Thanks for your report from the meeting.

Regards

SL