Building a Trusted Network Connect Evaluation Test Bed

One important set of TCG (Trusted Computing Group) standards is about TNC (Trusted Network Connect), a proctocol for end point authentication. Multiple components and interfaces are involved in the TNC architecture, and for each component, different companies are making products. Therefore, it is important to show that when components are interacting, the TNC system is still secure. To achieve this goal, we are building a TNC test bed. Within this test bed, we will implement the entire TNC architecture, try each module with multiple products (including open source components when appropriate), and investigate the complete workflow. Then, we will try different ways to attack the system, such as inserting rogue interfaces and/or injecting false data. Our main focuses are 1) to have a better understanding of the TNC standards, and 2) to locate any potential security holes or threat models 3) The repercussion of TNC on the trusted platform strategy 4) Comparison with other emrging standards (Cisco's NAC, etc).