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minus-squareTruscape@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoThe TPM 2.0 implementation (mandated by Microsoft) is flawed. That much is certain. If you’d like to know more details about the “benefits” and vulnerabilities of the standard, feel free to read the relevant wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Platform_Module In my personal opinion, the TPM as a whole seems like a “solution in search of a problem”, and developments that were able to foil its protection as early as 2010 from state and non-state actors should be a massive red flag.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-230 days agoPhysical security is very hard TPM is a useful to help ensure physical security. TPM isn’t perfect but it is decent for what it is.
The TPM 2.0 implementation (mandated by Microsoft) is flawed. That much is certain.
If you’d like to know more details about the “benefits” and vulnerabilities of the standard, feel free to read the relevant wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Platform_Module
In my personal opinion, the TPM as a whole seems like a “solution in search of a problem”, and developments that were able to foil its protection as early as 2010 from state and non-state actors should be a massive red flag.
Physical security is very hard
TPM is a useful to help ensure physical security. TPM isn’t perfect but it is decent for what it is.