ABSTRACT
According to the TCG’s speci cations [4], from the functional perspective, a computing platform is a TP if it possesses at least three features: protected capabilities, integrity measurement, and integrity reporting. A protected capability is a basic operation (performed with an appropriate mixture of hardware and rmware) that is vital to trust the whole TCG subsystem. is is strictly connected to the concept of shielded locations: special regions on the platform where it is safe to store and operate on sensitive data. e set of commands that has exclusive permissions to operate on these shielded locations constitutes the protected capabilities of the TP.
