Topic 1: Trusted Computer Base (TCB)

Select one of the following questions and clearly identify which question you are answering. Provide the single best answer for that question together with a 100-word explanation why you selected the answer. Reply to two other students with your thoughts on their answers to their selected questions.

1. A trusted computer base (TCB) addresses the computers operating system and which of the following?

• 1. Hardware
  2. Software
  3. Firmware
  4. A and B only
  5. B and C only
  6. A, B, and C

2. The trusted computer base (TCB) addresses the level of _______ a system provides rather than the level of _______.
   1. Trust, security
   2. Security, trust
   3. Accreditation, certification

3. The boundary separating the trusted computer base (TCB) from the remainder of the system is called the __________.

1. 1. Security kernel
   2. Firewall
   3. Security perimeter
   4. Reference monitor