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Securing Applications With Firmware (Going Beyond TCPA Platform Security) Dr. Robert W. Baldwin Bob_Baldwin@phoenix.com Chief Scientist
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2 Outline Who is Phoenix Technologies? What is Phoenix doing in Security? Current & Future Partners
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3 Phoenix Dominates PC BIOS BIOS: Initialize & Manage PC Motherboard & Devices Phoenix is 21 Years Old 80% PC Market Share > 100 Million in 2001 Expanding to Set Top Box Internet Appliance Wireless Handheld Prior Success With Power Management Plug n Play USB 100 Million PCs in 2001
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4 Phoenix Partners & Customers
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5 Phoenix FirstWare Opportunity Motherboard Includes Protected Execution Environment Past: Power Management USB, Plug n Play Now: Firmware Smart Card for Each Application Application Integrity & Access Control RSA, AES, SHA1-HMAC World Wide Trust Infrastructure (PKI Initializes AES Smart Cards) Application Win OS StrongROM
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6 Phoenix FirstWare Opportunity Bind Data (Cryptographic Seal & Unseal): to Specific Application on Specific Device App-Device Pair Registered with Enterprise or Merchant Checks Signature on In-Memory Application Code Viruses, Tampering, Reverse Engineering App Data Application
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7 ProcessorChipsetI/O BIOSHidden NVRAMStrongROM H/W Motherboard ROM StrongROM RAM Buffer SMRAM Operating System Driver Runtime SMI FirstWare Architecture Root Key Device Key Application 2 Application Container 2 Application 1 Application Container 1 Pre-boot
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8 FirstWare Product Areas Check the Virus Checker & OS Loader One-Time Password Authentication Convenient Two-Factor Challenge-Response VPN Client, RAS Dial-Up, SSL Web Access Protect RSA Private Key & Certificate VPN Client Certificate, E-Mail, Purchasing Card Software Licensing & Content DRM Device Asset Control & Tracking
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9 Phoenix cryptographic engine + security keys Phoenix StrongROM on motherboard StrongROM secured computer FirstWare Deployment StrongClient secured computer New PC, Handheld, Set Top Legacy & Non-Phoenix Devices Application Includes StrongClient WDM
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10 Working With Security Partners Chips Vendors Motherboard & PC Makers OS Vendors Wireless & Handheld Security App Vendors Financial App Vendors DRM Vendors Trust Infrastructure Providers Phoenix FirstAuthority Device Security Server & SDK Phoenix FirstAuthority Server Family Device Authority Service Providers Phoenix FirstWare StrongROM & StrongCLIENT Device Manufacturers & System OEMs ISVs & IT Developers
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