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challenge response protocols for authorization mechanisms. Unfortunately, since the CA knows all

the keys that have been generated, the CA can correlate identities to platforms.

Conformance

The parties involved have various responsibilities. The TCPA’s role is that the TPM protection

profile is to be completed and will include CRTM and connection to platform. The manufacturers’

role is to create a security target, and produce a product design evaluation.

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Benefits of TCPA

In the short and middle term, TCPA allows for more securely encrypted data and provides for the

measurement of integrity metrics of the software environment on the TCPA platform. In the long

term, we can learn what software is running on a machine and have confidence in the information

about the software environment and identity of a remote party, enabling higher levels of trust when

interacting with this party.