!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] (RoT) is a managed [Trust Anchor Store] or [Key Management Service] typically referred to when [implementations] are done in [Hardware] and used by [Operating Systems][{$pagename}] may NOT always be down as a [Hardware] [Device]. Reality is of course that the [Hardware] [Devices] simply [Software] running on a "Secure" [Hardware] [Device][{$pagename}] is  a foundational component or process in a system that is relied on by other components of the system and whose failure would compromise the [integrity] of the [bindings]. 

Primary [{$pagename}] are irreplaceable and loos of a Primary [{$pagename}] could cause the loss of the entire system. [{$pagename}] may be a complete [Cryptographic] [Trusted Platform Module] and may be referred to as:
* [Java Card]
* [Secure Element]
* [Secure Enclave]
* [Hardware Security Module]
** [Trusted Platform Module]
** [Trusted Service Manager]

!! [NIST] [{$pagename}] [1]
"''Roots of trust are highly reliable [hardware], [firmware], and [software] components that perform specific, critical security functions. Because roots of trust are inherently trusted, they must be secure by design. As such, many roots of trust are implemented in hardware so that malware cannot tamper with the functions they provide. Roots of trust provide a firm foundation from which to build security and trust.''"!! [{$pagename}] and [Public Key Infrastructure] (PKI)
[{$pagename}] is a critical component of any [Public Key Infrastructure] (PKI) to generate and protect [Trust Anchor] ([Certificate Authority]) and [Certificate Authority] [keys]; [CodeSigning] to ensure software remains secure, unaltered and authentic; and creating [certificates] for credentialing and authenticating proprietary [devices] and other network deployments.!! More Information
There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:
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* [#1] - [Roots of Trust|https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/Hardware-Roots-of-Trust|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2018-07-26-