TCB Last modified: Tuesday, September 24, 2002
Short for trusted computing base. TCB refers to the totality of protection mechanisms (hardware, firmware and software) that provide a secure computing environment. The TCB includes everything that must be trusted -- access control, authorization and authentication procedures, cryptography, firewalls, virus protection, data backup, and even human administration -- in order for the right level of security to work.
•E-mail this definition to a colleague• For internet.com pages about TCB . Also check out the following links! Easter eggs and the Trusted Computing Base  The summary of a presentation by M.E. Kabay at NATO Headquarters in Brussels in an unclassified security-awareness briefing concerning computer crime implications for national security.	Data Management Encryption Security AAA access control authentication authorization backup cryptography easter egg firewall Give Us Your Feedback Shopping TCB Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Plumbing Supplies 3042 Store Offers Personal Care 30 Store Offers