Trusted Computing Platforms: TCPA Technology in Context

Overall Architecture

The needs and requirements of a corporate IT department deploying its network for employees are inherently different from those of an Internet Service Provider (ISP) providing internet access for the home PC users. While both aim to provide easy access to resources, the IT organization must also safeguard the company's assets. As a result, the infrastructure of a corporate network must enable flexible deployment of facilities and services, yet still maintain good manageability and security for the whole system. To make matters worse, employees want support for mobility in order to access corporate resources from a wide range of places (such as the office, home, hotel room, public internet network, etc.), requiring the IT ...