Bartock, M.
, Cichonski, J.
, Souppaya, M.
, Kent, K.
, Grayeli, P.
and Sharma, S.
(2026),
Using Hardware- Enabled Security to Ensure 5G System Platform Integrity Applying 5G Cybersecurity and Privacy Capabilities, NIST Cybersecurity White Papers (CSWP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.CSWP.36B, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=961423
(Accessed March 20, 2026)
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Using Hardware- Enabled Security to Ensure 5G System Platform Integrity Applying 5G Cybersecurity and Privacy Capabilities
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, , Murugiah Souppaya, Karen Kent, Parisa Grayeli, Sanjeev Sharma
Abstract
This white paper provides an overview of employing hardware-enabled [1] security capabilities to provision, measure, attest to, and enforce the integrity of the compute platform to foster trust in a 5G system's server infrastructure. It discusses security threats within computing environments and how leveraging hardware roots of trust (HRoT) and remote attestation can help mitigate specific threats. This white paper is part of a series called Applying 5G Cybersecurity and Privacy Capabilities, which covers 5G cybersecurity- and privacysupporting capabilities that were demonstrated as part of the 5G Cybersecurity project at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE).Citation
NIST Cybersecurity White Papers (CSWP) - 36B
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36B
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NIST Pubs
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Keywords
3GPP, 5G, cybersecurity, firmware, hardware, hardware-enabled security, hardware root of trust
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Created March 19, 2026