INFINEON SLD9630

Infineon Technologies' Trusted Platform Module Solution
Infineon's TPM Security Solution
provides low-cost and easy-to-use platform-based
security which helps to ensure a safer computing
environment for today's advanced PC desktop- and
notebook-based architectures.
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N e v e r s t o p t h i n k i n g.
I n f i n e o n ' s TC PA - c o m p l i a n t s e c u r i t y s o l u t i o n p r ov i d e s w o r l d - c l a s s
platform security in conjunction with safer application software
As internet-based communication and commerce has rapidly developed
The ability to support a public key hierachy provides the first managed
in the past few years, the need for enhanced platform-based system
security system architecture to develop a globally assured mutual trust
security has grown as well. With the emergence of e-commerce and an
network for commerce and communications on PCs, PDAs, and mobile
increased reliance on the internet for all forms of communication,
phones. The PKI environment helps to ensure that applications are more
businesses and consumers alike are in greater need of assurance that their
secure, and extends the trusted computing model to numerous device
communication is trustworthy. The Infineon TPM solution provides for
types that could not safely communicate in the past.
authenticity validation, platform integrity metrics checking, user
confidentiality, and privacy. These attributes help to ensure that this safer
Infineon Technologies has a well-established reputation for developing
communication environment is available and address today's business and
innovative and certified security solutions for numerous device types. We
consumer computing needs. The Trusted Computing Platform Alliance
have sold almost 3 billion security controllers. The TCPA and the
(TCPA) was founded by Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, IBM, and Microsoft
standards it has developed for the computing market continue to
in 1999 to address these issues and to allow for the continued growth of
demonstrate the need for innovation in the field of platform security.
internet- and computing-based communications and commerce models.
Infineon Technologies is committed to providing certified world-class
Today, the TCPA has more than 200 member companies and has developed
security solutions that comply with TCPA standards in order to address
both hardware and software security standards to address today's need for
the complexities of today’s full-time network environments. Infineon has
strong platform computing-based security and management.
developed the only complete end-to-end TCPA solution that includes all
required hardware, software, and management utilities to design a
The TPM-based system forms a Root of Trust for every computer and a
complete platform security solution from one source. The Infineon TPM
basis for "safer computing" among these more trusted PC clients. In the
Solution offers numerous security features including non-volatile memory,
near future, TPMs will be present in additional devices such as PDAs and
multiple algorithm support, secure hashing, true random number
mobile phones to increase the network of trusted communication for
generation, key generation, numerous security controller sensors to
consumers and businesses. In addition to the ability of a TPM-based
prevent physical attacks, and a secure operating system. In conjunction
system to authenticate remote users and systems via policy and
with an on-going committment to providing complete security solutions,
permission, the system can help to ensure that both users are operating
Infineon Technologies will continue to provide complete solutions that
within their authorized system configuration profiles. Thus, both user
will guarantee the adoption of tomorrow's technologies today.
privacy and confidentiality are assured for computing-based transactions
and communication. One of the most important secured features of a
TPM-based system is its ability to support a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
I n f i n e o n Te c h n o l o g i e s P l a t f o r m M o d u l e
Solution Provides the Following Features
Trusted Platform Module
ACTIVE SHIELD
Secure
Controller
Infineon Technologies TPM Hardware Overview:
■ 64 kBytes of ROM & 8 kBytes of RAM
■ 16 kBytes of EEPROM with 500 write-erase cycles
■ 48 kBytes of EEPROM for firmware secure updates
■ RSA hardware accelerator for signature calcution and verification as well as
2048 bit key generation when using CRT
■ World-leading security protection against SPA and DPA
■ Low Pin Count (LPC) bus optimized
■ Low power consumption
Software Architecture Overview:
■ Embedded Secure Operating System
■ Embedded Secure Application Support
■ TCPA Software Stack (TSS) compliant to current and released specifications
■ TCPA PC BIOS support available with design guide
■ TPM cryptographic service providers for MS-CAPI 2.0 and PKCS#11
System Integration:
In order to ensure easy integration into almost every platform type PC desktop and
notebook, the Infineon TPM solution utilizes the Low Pin Count (LPC) bus interface as
defined by Intel Corporation. Utilizing the bus together with the low-cost TPM package
I/O
(LPC)
Asymmetric
Key Generator
ACE (RSA)
2048 bit
ROM (64 kB)
RAM (8 kB)
Hash
(SHA-1, MD-5)
EEPROM
(16 kB)
Sensors
(U, f, Shield)
True RNG
Application
Cryptographic
Application Infrastructure
TCPA Crypto
Services Provider
TSS Service Provider
Boot-BIOS
PC-BIOS w/
TPM/TSS
BIOS-API
TSS Core Services
TPM Device Driver Libray
Memory Absent Memory Present
(MA) Driver
(MP) Driver
TPM Device Driver
TPM-OS and Application
TPM SLD 9630 TT 1.1
Motherboard Architecture using TPM
CPU
North Bridge
South Bridge
(e.g. Pentium, K6)
(e.g. Intel, Via)
(e.g. Intel, Via)
PCI
USB
AC97
IDE
provides cost savings and power efficiency. Due to the available bandwidth of the LPC
bus (approximately 4 mBytes), the Infineon TPM can perform numerous sophisticated
platform security functions to enhance the safety of today's PC architecture.
TPM
Main Memory
(SDRAM)
SuperIO
LPC
In conclusion, the LPC bus offers an optimized way of easily integrating Infineon's TPM
SER
PS/2
Par
FD
solution into both notebook and desktop PC BIOS images for initiation of safer computing.
Low Pin Count Bus
Published by Infineon Technologies AG
Ordering No. B116-H7956-G3-X-7600
Printed in Germany
WS 04033.
Z&P 2002705
Current PC Platform