Hi John, This is excellent news. It for sure can be made part of the tpm-tools package. I'll read it carefully and provide back a review/inclusion feedback if you're fine with this approach.
Thanks, Rajiv Andrade Security Development IBM Linux Technology Center On 01/19/2011 06:38 PM, John D. Ramsdell wrote: > TPM Quote Tools is a collection of programs that provide support for TPM > based attestation using the TPM quote operation. I am wondering if this > user community is interested in this kind of tool suite. I submitted a > feature request that includes a source distribution that I hope will > serve as a starting point for a useful collection of tools. > > https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=704361&aid=3161939&group_id=126012 > > John > > TPM QUOTE TOOLS(8) TPM QUOTE TOOLS(8) > > > > NAME > TPM Quote Tools > > PROGRAMS > tpm_mkuuid, tpm_mkaik, tpm_loadkey, tpm_unloadkey, > tpm_getpcrhash, tpm_updatepcrhash, tpm_getquote, tpm_veri- > fyquote > > DESCRIPTION > TPM Quote Tools is a collection of programs that provide > support for TPM based attestation using the TPM quote > operation. > > A TPM contains a set of Platform Configuration Registers > (PCRs). In a well configured machine, some of these reg- > isters are set to known values during the boot up process > or at other times. For example, a PCR might contain the > hash of a boot loader in memory before it is run. > > The TPM quote operation is used to authoritatively verify > the contents of a TPM's Platform Configuration Registers > (PCRs). During provisioning, a composite hash of a > selected set of PCRs is computed. The TPM quote operation > produces a composite hash that can be compared with the > one computed while provisioning. > > To use the TPM quote operation, keys must be generated. > During provisioning, an Attestation Identity Key (AIK) is > generated for each TPM, and the public part of the key is > made available to entities that validate quotes. > > The TPM quote operation returns signed data and a signa- > ture. The data that is signed contains the PCRs selected > for the operation, the composite hash for the selected > PCRs, and a nonce provided as input, and used to prevent > replay attacks. At provisioning time, the data that is > signed is stored, not just the composite hash. The signa- > ture is discarded. > > An entity that wishes to evaluate a machine generates a > nonce, and sends it along with the set of PCR used to gen- > erate the composite PCR hash at provisioning time. For > this use of the TPM quote operation, the signed data is > ignored, and the signature returned is used to validate > the state of the TPM's PCRs. Given the signature, the > evaluating entity replaces the nonce in the signed data > generated at provisioning time, and checks to see if the > signature is valid for the data. If so, this check > ensures the selected PCRs contain values that match the > ones measured during provisioning. > > A typical scenario for an enterprise using these tools > follows. The tools expect AIKs to be referenced via one > enterprise-wide Universally Unique Identifier (UUID). The > program tpm_mkuuid creates one. > > For each machine being checked, an AIK is created using > tpm_mkaik. The key blob produced is bound to the UUID on > its machine using tpm_loadkey. The public key associated > with the AIK is sent to the entities that verify quotes. > Finally, the expected PCR composite hash is obtained using > tpm_getpcrhash. When the expected PCR values change, a > new hash can be generated with tpm_updatepcrhash. > > The program to obtain a quote, and thus measure the cur- > rent state of the PCRs is tpm_getquote. The program that > verifies the quote describes the same PCR composite hash > as was measured initially is tpm_verifyquote. > > SEE ALSO > tpm_mkuuid(8), tpm_mkaik(8), tpm_loadkey(8), tpm_unload- > key(8), tpm_getpcrhash(8), tpm_updatepcrhash(8), > tpm_getquote(8), tpm_verifyquote(8) > > > > Oct 2010 TPM QUOTE TOOLS(8) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks > Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand > malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you > can protect your company and customers by using code signing. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl > _______________________________________________ > TrouSerS-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/trousers-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl _______________________________________________ TrouSerS-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/trousers-users
