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What is Attestation Identity key?
An Attestation Identity Key (AIK) is used to provide such a cryptographic proof by signing the properties of the non-migratable key and providing the properties and signature to the CA for verification.
What is an endorsement key?
An Endorsement Key is a special purpose TPM-resident RSA key that is never visible outside of the TPM. Because the EK can only be used for encryption, possession of the private EK can only be proved indirectly, by using it to decrypt a value that has been encrypted with the public EK.
What is TPM remote attestation?
Remote attestation is a method by which a host (client) authenticates it’s hardware and software configuration to a remote host (server). The goal of remote attestation is to enable a remote system (challenger) to determine the level of trust in the integrity of platform of another system (attestator).
What is attestation security?
An attestation, by definition, is an indication that makes something evident. In the case of the security, specifically security programs it means to certify in an official capacity. The industry relies on attestations and certifications to measure your security defenses.
How does TPM attestation work?
TPM key attestation is the ability of the entity requesting a certificate to cryptographically prove to a CA that the RSA key in the certificate request is protected by either “a” or “the” TPM that the CA trusts.
What are the four categories of attestation services?
The four categories of attestation services are audits of historical financial statements, attestation on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, reviews of historical financial statements, and other attestation services.
What is difference between attestation and verification?
As verbs the difference between attest and verify is that attest is to affirm to be correct, true, or genuine while verify is to substantiate or prove the truth of something.
What do you need to know about an attestation?
An attestation basically takes all the data and information that has been gathered and checks its validity based upon agreed-upon procedure engagements. An organization can also request attestation to be performed regarding compliance procedures, reviews on internal control functions,…
What is the purpose of an attestation engagement?
The attestation engagement examines the issue to check if it truly falls outside the parameters of the compliance standard as an opinion is given about the compliance issue.
What is the Ek and platform Certificate enrollment specification?
A. This specification describes design and implementation requirements for an EK (Endorsement Key) and Platform certificate enrollment protocol based on the Certificate Management messages over the CMS (CMC) protocol.
Is there a non persistent certificate for TPM key attestation?
TPM key attestation does not support non-persistent certificate processing. To configure the certificate template for TPM key attestation, do the following configuration steps: Ensure Windows Server 2012 R2 is selected for the Certification Authority. Ensure Windows 8.1 / Windows Server 2012 R2 is selected for the Certificate recipient.