Virtual monotonic counters and count-limited objects using a TPM without a trusted OS

A trusted monotonic counter is a valuable primitive that enables a wide variety of highly scalable offline and decentralized applications that would otherwise be prone to replay attacks, including offline payment, e-wallets, virtual trusted storage, and digital rights management (DRM). In this paper, we show how one can implement a very large number of virtual monotonic counters on an untrusted machine with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) or similar device, without relying on a trusted OS. We first present a log-based scheme that can be implemented with the current version

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: CCS
• Authors: Luis F. G. Sarmenta, Marten van Dijk, Charles W. O'Donnell, Jonathan Rhodes, Srinivas Devadas
• Keywords: CCS 2006, Security Privacy, Trusted Monotonic Counter, Trusted Platform Module, Virtual Trusted Storage