What is Trusted Computing?

Trusted Computing (TC) refers to the ability to feel confident that the software environment in a computing platform is operating as expected. This is to be achieved by reliably measuring and reporting information about the platform.

The scale of deployment of TC is potentially so great, that it could eventually be included within most electronic devices that are used for information storage, delivery or use - including PCs, PDAs and mobile phones.

The organisations and institutions involved in developing and deploying these technologies have been some of the most significant technology companies in the world, including AMD, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Sony and Sun Microsystems. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent over the last three years in developing these technologies. This is a significant collective endeavour.