Learn more about Microsoft's Next-Generation Secure Computing Base (NGSCB): new security technology for the Microsoft Windows platform.

• NGSCB Overview
  A brief introduction to Microsoft's Next-Generation Secure Computing Base, including the vision behind NGSCB and the benefits of working with NGSCB technologies.
• Microsoft Next-Generation Secure Computing Base - Technical FAQ
  Read the answers to common technical questions regarding Next-Generation Secure Computing Base, including discussions of NGSCB as it relates to the Trusted Computer Platform Alliance, Digital Rights Management, and software licensing.
• Secure User Authentication for NGSCB
  This white paper reviews the challenges of current user authentication methods and explores how smart cards and biometrics can be combined with NGSCB to provide strong user authentication. (86 KB - Microsoft Word file)
• NGSCB: TCB and Software Authentication
  The ability to construct a security perimeter around an arbitrary trusted computing base (TCB)—in which data remains invulnerable to attacks from both users and softwareŻis essential to trusted distributed computing. This paper discusses how NGSCB makes it possible to dynamically create a security perimeter around disparate software components by separating the operating system from security components. (172 KB - Microsoft Word file)
• Security Model for the Next-Generation Secure Computing Base
  This white paper focuses on the components, features, and functions that make up the NGSCB security model. It describes the fundamental elements of NGSCB and how they interact, discusses features that make NGSCB important to both consumers and the computing industry, and provides a list of resource materials. (105 KB – Microsoft Word file)
• Hardware Platform for the Next-Generation Secure Computing Base
  This white paper focuses on the hardware components required to implement the new security, trust, and privacy features of NGSCB. It describes the new processors, chipsets, and other hardware components required for NGSCB-enabled computers. Also discussed are the target customer groups for NGSCB features and services and key vendors that are building NBSCB hardware components. (92 KB – Microsoft Word file)
• NGSCB Newsgroup
  Read what others are saying about NGSCB and post comments, questions, and suggestions of your own.