Trusted platform apparatus, system, and method

A system, comprising:

• a memory including a root of trust for measurement (RTM);
• a platform security property policy module capable of being communicatively coupled to the memory;
• a comparison module capable of being communicatively coupled to the memory, the comparison module to prevent transfer of control to an operating system when a policy included in the platform security property policy module is violated;
• and
• a processor capable of being communicatively coupled to the memory.

A method, comprising:

• beginning execution at an entry point within a root of trust for measurement (RTM);
• determining that the RTM is trustworthy;
• determining that a main initialization code associated with a platform is trustworthy and transferring control to the main initialization code;
• and
• otherwise determining that a main initialization code associated with a platform is not trustworthy and refraining from transferring control to the main initialization code.

An article comprising a machine-accessible medium having associated data, wherein the data, when accessed, results in a machine performing:

• beginning execution at an entry point within a root of trust for measurement (RTM);
• determining that the RTM is trustworthy;
• determining that a main initialization code associated with a platform is trustworthy and transferring control to the main initialization code;
• and
• otherwise determining that a main initialization code associated with a platform is not trustworthy and refraining from transferring control to the main initialization code.