TSS_Overview_Common_v1_r10_pub09232021.pdf

TCG

• Trusted Computing Group (TCG) grants to the user of the source code in this

specification (the “Source Code”) a worldwide, irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty free,

copyright license to reproduce, create derivative works, distribute, display and perform

the Source Code and derivative works thereof, and to grant others the rights granted

herein.

• The TCG grants to the user of the other parts of the specification (other than the Source

• Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright licenses, this list of

conditions and the following disclaimers in the documentation and/or other materials

provided with the distribution.

• THE COPYRIGHT LICENSES SET FORTH ABOVE DO NOT REPRESENT ANY FORM

OF LICENSE OR WAIVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE,

WITH RESPECT TO PATENT RIGHTS HELD BY TCG MEMBERS (OR OTHER THIRD

PARTIES) THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS SPECIFICATION OR

OTHERWISE. Contact TCG Administration (admin@trustedcomputinggroup.org) for

RIGHTS, OR ANY WARRANTY OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF ANY PROPOSAL,

SPECIFICATION OR SAMPLE.

• Without limitation, TCG and its members and licensors disclaim all liability, including

liability for infringement of any proprietary rights, relating to use of information in this

specification and to the implementation of this specification, and TCG disclaims all liability

for cost of procurement of substitute goods or services, lost profits, loss of use, loss of

data or any incidental, consequential, direct, indirect, or special damages, whether under

contract, tort, warranty or otherwise, arising in any way out of use or reliance upon this

specification or any information herein.

“SHALL,” “SHALL NOT”, “SHOULD”, ”SHOULD NOT”, “RECOMMENDED”, “MAY” and “OPTIONAL” in

this document are normative statements. They are to be interpreted as described in [RFC-2119].

TCG and the TSS Work Group would like to thank the following people for their work on this specification.

• Will Arthur Raytheon

• Brenda Baggaley Security Innovation (OnBoard Security)

• Dave Challener Johns Hopkins University

• Mike Cox Security Innovation (OnBoard Security)

• Andreas Fuchs Fraunhofer SIT

1 Definitions and References .................................................................................................................... 5

2 TSS Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 10

3 Common Header File ........................................................................................................................... 14

.