[FDE] Managing Multiple Perspectives on Trust

[Ali, Saqib]

If you are in the Berkeley, CA area tomorrow, this might be a good talk to
attend:

http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/pubaff.html?event_ID=7376&date=2008-02-28

Trusted computing provides methods for software components to establish
confidence in the code with which they communicate. Such technologies are
often used to support digital rights management and other mechanisms that
protect service providers and owners of content. The same underlying
mechanisms, however, can be used to protect the users from untrustworthy
service providers. Providing strong security for future systems requires a
clearer understanding of the protection boundaries to be enforced. While
trusted Computing can help enforce such boundaries, little work has been
done to help us understand the structure of such boundaries. This talk
discusses ongoing work to develop trusted computing architectures that
support multiple perspectives on trust. For users, the most trusted
components are their own systems; the software from service providers is
less trusted. Information providers place greater confidence in vetted code
that runs on designated trusted computing hardware. The trusted computing
reference monitor mediates requirements and obligations for each software
component providing mutual protection to all involved.

http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/pubaff.html?event_ID=7376&date=2008-02-28
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