Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) are small inexpensive chips which provide a limited set of security functions. They are most commonly found as a motherboard component on laptops and desktops aimed at the corporate or government markets but can also be found on many consumer-grade machines and servers or purchased as independent components. Their role is to serve as a Root of Trust - a highly trusted component from which we can bootstrap trust in other parts of a system. TPMs are most useful for three kinds of tasks: remotely identifying a machine or machine authentication; providing hardware protection of secrets or data protection; and providing verifiable evidence about a machine s state or attestation. This book describes the primary uses for TPMs and practical considerations such as when TPMs can and should be used when they shouldn t be what advantages they provide and how to actually make use of them with use cases and worked examples of how to implement these use cases on a real system. Topics covered include when to use a TPM; TPM concepts and functionality; programming introduction; provisioning: getting the TPM ready to use; first steps: TPM keys; machine authentication; data protection; attestation; other TPM features; software and specifications; and troubleshooting. Appendices contain basic cryptographic concepts; command equivalence and requirements charts; and complete code samples. Author: Ariel Segall Publisher: Institution of Engineering & Technology Published: 11/23/2016 Pages: 384 Binding Type: Hardcover Weight: 1.45lbs Size: 9.50h x 6.40w x 1.00d ISBN: 9781849198936