Trusted Computing Group’s TPM 2.0 Library Specification, recently adopted as an ISO/IEC 11889:2015 standard (http://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/tpm-2-0-library-specification-approved-isoiec-international-standard/), is a new way to implement TPM and the root of trust.

The TPM typically provides provides integrity measurements, health checks and authentication services. Many other features and attributes are enabled; a complete list is available here .

TCG members are often asked about how to use the TPM and available support and software resources.

“A Practical Guide to TPM 2.0 – Using the Trusted Platform Module in the New Age of Security” was authored by TCG members and is available free online or at modest cost in print at http://www.springer.com/us/book/9781430265832.

A reference book intended to help explain TPMs: “Trusted Computing Platforms – TPM2.0 in Context” by TPM experts is also available at http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319087436.

A number of software resources, many open source and free, exist to support the TPM. These include:

–https://sourceforge.net/projects/ibmswtpm2/

–https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/third_party/tpm2/

–https://github.com/vbendeb/tpm2_server

–http://research.microsoft.com/en-US/downloads/35116857-e544-4003-8e7b-584182dc6833/default.aspx

–https://github.com/PeterHuewe/linux-tpmdd/tree/tpm-emulator

–https://github.com/PeterHuewe/linux-tpmdd/commit/9329f13c403daf1f4bd1e715d2ba0866e089fb1d

–https://github.com/PeterHuewe/linux-tpmdd/commit/bbf2f7064c1452b47f11dfad340326b1205d863a

TCG members have published a number of technical recommendations and information, including an overview here with links to others:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/keep-secure/trusted-platform-module-overview

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/keep-secure/tpm-recommendations

Watch this blog for more info and resources to using the TPM across a variety of applications.