syngod
Moderator
There was speculation that Microsoft had put to rest its controversial next-generation security system for Windows, Palladium.
However, Palladium, renamed to the less-gloomy sounding Next-Generation Secure Computing Base, is set to make its first appearance in a Longhorn preview release at WinHEC 2005 later this month.
Microsoft's group vice president for platforms, Jim Allchin, told reporters this week during a press tour to promote Longhorn that NGSCB is indeed back and the first pieces are slated for inclusion in the Longhorn client.
A Trusted Platform Module would reside in the hardware, while the software contained the Trusted Operating Root. But software and hardware vendors balked at the idea of having to re-write applications to support the new technology - even if it promised better security. At WinHEC 2004, Microsoft admitted the concept was initially not well accepted.
According to Microsoft Watch and BetaNews, Longhorn will isolate Internet Explorer in its own protected memory space, to keep the operating system safe from what lurks on the Internet. Additionally, Longhorn's startup will be locked down using a Trusted Platform Module.
Allchin told Microsoft Watch the next phase for NGSCB, code-named "Unity," will involve software virtualization to wall off different pieces of an operating system. Microsoft is also working to secure input and output, which includes trusted hardware and graphics.
Source: Winbeta.org
However, Palladium, renamed to the less-gloomy sounding Next-Generation Secure Computing Base, is set to make its first appearance in a Longhorn preview release at WinHEC 2005 later this month.
Microsoft's group vice president for platforms, Jim Allchin, told reporters this week during a press tour to promote Longhorn that NGSCB is indeed back and the first pieces are slated for inclusion in the Longhorn client.
A Trusted Platform Module would reside in the hardware, while the software contained the Trusted Operating Root. But software and hardware vendors balked at the idea of having to re-write applications to support the new technology - even if it promised better security. At WinHEC 2004, Microsoft admitted the concept was initially not well accepted.
According to Microsoft Watch and BetaNews, Longhorn will isolate Internet Explorer in its own protected memory space, to keep the operating system safe from what lurks on the Internet. Additionally, Longhorn's startup will be locked down using a Trusted Platform Module.
Allchin told Microsoft Watch the next phase for NGSCB, code-named "Unity," will involve software virtualization to wall off different pieces of an operating system. Microsoft is also working to secure input and output, which includes trusted hardware and graphics.
Source: Winbeta.org
