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CONTENTSDISCLAIMERS, NOTICES, AND LICENSE TERMS ..................................................................................................... 1
CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 3

2

Clarifications ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Clarification 1: ................................................................................................................................................. 4Table 3: Attribute Certificate Format Fields .......................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Clarification 2: ................................................................................................................................................. 4Section A. Certificate Examples............................................................................................................................ 4Errata for TCG Platform Certificate Profile Version 1.1 Revision 19 | Errata Version 1.0 | 3/6/2020 | PUBLISHED

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Errata for TCG Platform Certificate Profile Version 1.1 Revision 191 Introduction
This document describes errata and clarifications for the TCG Platform Certificate Profile; Specification Version 1.1;
Specification Revision 19 as published. The information in this document is likely – but not certain – to be incorporated
into a future version of the specification. Suggested fixes proposed in this document may be modified before being
published in a later TCG Specification. Therefore, the contents of this document are not normative and only become
normative when included in an updated version of the published specification. Note that since the errata in thisdocument are non-normative, the patent licensing rights granted by Section 16.4 of the Bylaws do not apply.

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2 Clarifications
The following clarifications will help readers in understanding the specification.

2.1 Clarification 1:
Table 3: Attribute Certificate Format Fields
Current:
Field Name

RFC 5755 Type

Value

Field Status

HolderHolderIdentity of the associated TPM EKCertificate, use BaseCertificateID.
Additional EK Certificates can bereferenced using theTargetingInformation extension.

Standard

Clarification:
In order to encode the TPM EK Certificate information in the Platform Certificate’s Holder field, the issuer must use
the baseCertificateID option as defined in RFC5755. The TPM EK certificate’s Issuer and Serial number must be
included in the baseCertificateID.

2.2 Clarification 2:
Section A. Certificate Examples
Clarification:
This section contains informative examples of Platform Certificates and Delta Platform Certificates. The values
included in the certificate are for illustrative purposes only. Implementers should replace values such as dates,specification versions, and others with actual values.

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