Datasheet

Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server

CONFIGURING the SERVER

STEP 6 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE (OPTIONAL)

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a computer chip (microcontroller) that can securely store

artifacts used to authenticate the platform (server). These artifacts can include passwords,

certificates, or encryption keys. A TPM can also be used to store platform measurements that

help ensure that the platform remains trustworthy. Authentication (ensuring that the platform

can prove that it is what it claims to be) and attestation (a process helping to prove that a

platform is trustworthy and has not been breached) are necessary steps to ensure safer

computing in all environments.

The TPM ordering information is listed in Table 11.

Table 11 Trusted Platform Module

Product ID (PID) PID Description

UCSX-TPM1-001 Tru s ted P l a t form M o d ule f o r U C S

NOTE: The module used in this server conforms to TPM v1.2/1.3, as defined by the

Trusted Computing Group (TCG). It is also SPI-based.