What is a Security Subsystem Class (SSC)?
A. The Trusted Storage Architecture Core Specification developed in the Storage Work Group provides a comprehensive definition of TCG-related functions for a TCG trusted storage device. However, trusted storage devices use cases may not require all Core Specification functionality. There are multiple “classes” of Core Specification compliance called Security Subsystem Classes (SSCs). SSCs explicitly define the minimum acceptable Core Specification capabilities of a storage device in a specific “class”.