Date Published: April 28, 2020
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The foundation of any data center or edge computing security strategy should involve securing the platform on which data and workloads will be executed and accessed. The physical platform represents the first layer of a layered security approach and provides initial protections to help ensure that higher-layer security controls can be trusted. This white paper explains hardware-based security techniques and examples of technology that can improve platform security and data confidentiality for cloud data centers and edge computing.
Configuration Management; Identification and Authentication; System and Information Integrity
Publication:
White Paper (DOI)
Supplemental Material:
Local Download (pdf)
Document History:
04/28/20: White Paper
05/27/21: NISTIR 8320 (Draft)
10/27/21: NISTIR 8320 (Draft)
Security and Privacy
general security & privacy; roots of trust
Technologies
biometrics; BIOS; hardware
Activities and Products
reference materials