Trusted Platform Module

Trusted Platform Module is a Trusted Platform Module is a functional component that can perform cryptographic operations, manage keys, and provide remote attestation services. When implemented as a cryptographic co-processor and embedded on a personal computer platform, it provides roots of trust so that the platform can identify itself, its current configuration, and running software.

Definitions

According to the CyBOK (version 1),

Trusted Platform Module. A Trusted Platform Module is a functional component that can perform cryptographic operations, manage keys, and provide remote attestation services. When implemented as a cryptographic co-processor and embedded on a personal computer platform, it provides roots of trust so that the platform can identify itself, its current configuration, and running software.