21.0 TCG SSC

This chapter provides information on HGST C-generation encryption-specific HDD firmware and features. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the referenced specifications and industry standards.

21.1 Referenced Specifications and Standards

21.1.1 TCG Specifications

This section references 3 separate TCG specifications, which are available on the TCG website:

(

http://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/

):

1.

TCG Core Specification, Version 1.0, Revision 0.9

- The TCG Core Specification is the general specification for trusted computing that encompasses all classes of devices, including storage

2.

TCG Storage Interface Interactions Specification (SIIF), Version 1.0, 1/27/2009

- Specifies the interaction between the HDD and the SCSI/ATA protocols

3.

TCG Storage Security Subsystem Class (SSC): Enterprise, Version 1.0, rev 1.0, spec dated 1/27/09

• A Security Subsystem Class defines minimum acceptable Core Specification capabilities of a storage device in a specific class (in our case – enterprise).

• Storage devices in specific classes may have a subset of the capabilities that are defined in the core specification

21.1.2 Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)

This section references the following Federal Information Processing Standards, published by the US National Institute of

Standards (NIST), which are available on the NIST website (

http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/

):

1. FIPS 197, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), 2001 November 26.

http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/ fips197/fips-197.pdf

2. FIPS 180-3, Secure Hash Standard (SHS)

http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips180-3/fips180-3_final.pdf

3. FIPS 140-2, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules – 01 May 25

(Supersedes FIPS PUB 140-1, 1994 January 11)

http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips140-2/fips1402.pdf

21.1.3 National Institute of Standards (NIST)

This section references the following NIST publications, available on the NIST website ( http://www.nist.gov/index.html

)

1. NIST Special Publication 800-90, Recommendation for Random Number Generation Using Deterministic Random

Bit Generators (Revised), http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-90/SP800-90revised_March2007.pdf

21.1.4 Department of Defense

1. DoD 5220.22-M, "National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual", 2/28/2006 http://www.dtic.mil/whs/ directives/corres/html/522022m.htm

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