Re: TPM support status ?

[Michael Gorven]

On Thursday 20 August 2009 09:49:06 Michal Suchanek wrote:
> 2009/8/20 Michael Gorven <address@hidden>:
> > On Wednesday 19 August 2009 21:21:28 Michal Suchanek wrote:
> >> Tell me one technical benefit of TPM over coreboot.
> >
> > Coreboot doesn't provide protected storage of secrets (e.g. harddrive
> > decryption keys).
>
> TPM does not either at the time the BIOS is loaded. Remember, it's the
> CPU what's running the BIOS, not the TPM chip.
>
> Only after BIOS enables TPM or coreboot enables any crypto device you
> choose you get any secrets or keys.

So? It's still protected storage. You can read a BIOS chip, but you can't just 
read the contents of a TPM chip.

Michael

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