Trusted Computing Base

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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Totality of protection mechanisms within a computer system, including hardware, firmware, and software, the combination responsible for enforcing a security policy.

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

acronym: TCB
plural: Trusted Computing Bases
possessive: Trusted Computing Base's
pluralpossessive: Trusted Computing Bases'

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