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Networks, Security and Cryptography Sunday, January 20, 17:30 - 19:00 Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi Trusted Computing—State of the Art and Challenges The advent of e-commerce, e-government, and the rapid expansion
of
world-wide connectivity demands end-user systems that can
assure the
adherence to well-defined security policies. In this context
Trusted
Computing (TC) aims at providing a framework and mechanisms
that allow
computing platforms and processes in a distributed IT system to
gain
assurance about each others' integrity (trustworthiness) with
respect to
a given security policy. An industrial attempt towards
realization of Trusted Computing is the initiative of the
Trusted
Computing Group (TCG), an alliance of a large number of IT
enterprises.
The TCG has published a set of specifications for extending
conventional
computer architectures with a variety of security-related
features and
cryptographic mechanisms.
The TCG approach has not only been subject of academic investigation but also many public debates. Though the discussion on TC has resuscitated efforts on designing secure and interoperable operating systems. Currently, several prominent research and industrial projects are investigating trustworthy IT systems based on Trusted Computing functionalities, next generation processors, virtualization technologies, and secure operating system design. The purpose of this talk is, after an introduction to highlight some special aspects of the trusted computing technology, to present some current research results in this area as well as some challenges towards establishing trusted infrastructures. |
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