Semi-random links to information I’ve used as reference for some of my rambling thoughts…

• VeriSign and Infineon Collaborate To Increase Usability of Trusted Computing Solutions
  http://www.verisign.com/printablePages/page_036159.html
• This Ain’t Your Father’s Internet (How Hardware Security Will Become Nearly Ubiquitous as a Rock Solid Solution to Safeguarding Connected Computing)
  http://www.technologypundits.com/index.php?article_id=215
• “Microsoft also said Wednesday it will make Longhorn’s Network Access Protection technology compatible with the Trusted Computing Group’s Trusted Network Connect (TNC) network security architecture and Trusted Platform Module 1.2.” [NOTE: I believe this is a misinterpretation – sounds like Ballmer only said TNC, not TPM 1.2]
  http://www.webservicespipeline.com/news/161500434
• Newsgroup post: enabling Secure Startup
  http://www.winvistabeta.com/groups/98936/Enabling-Secure-Startup/message.aspx
• XBox 360 Contains TPM 1.2 chip?
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/30/infineon_xbox_360_chips/
• German TPM information (translated to English by Google)
• Hints on what is needed in TPM 1.2 for Microsoft’s security/NGSCB technologies:
  http://www.ael.be/pipermail/asbl-libre/2003-April/000927.html
  Additional engineering-level info on what TPM 1.2 brings:
  http://www.edn.com/article/CA385699.html
• More TPM 1.2 details:
  http://www.drmwatch.com/special/article.php/3529586
• Reviews of TPM-enabled Tablet PCs:
  http://www.epinions.com/Tablet_PCs–reviews–security_chip_tpm
  http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=500374_11409906_
• Current info (as of 2004) on TPM & NGSCB:
  http://silverstr.ufies.org/blog/archives/000606.html
• Microsoft’s current info on NGSCB:
  http://www.microsoft.com/resources/ngscb/default.mspx
• Microsoft’s older info (as of 2003) on NGSCB:
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/security/news/ngscb.mspx
• STMicro mentions three features of TPM 1.2:
  http://www.taborcommunications.com/hpcwire/hpcwireWWW/04/0910/108379.html

Whew! Now back to your regularly scheduled surfing.