v2.1 Overview

Reference: TCG Platform Certificate Profile 2.1

v2.1 is the latest version of the platform certificate.

Representative ASN.1 backbone:

PlatformConfigurationV3 ::= SEQUENCE {
  platformComponents  SEQUENCE OF TraitMap,
  platformProperties  SEQUENCE OF PlatformPropertyV2 OPTIONAL
}

Walkthroughs:

• v2.1 Attribute Certificate
• v2.1 Public Key Certificate

Use the v2.1 path when trait-based data, modern component registries, and richer manifest semantics matter.