On 09/02/07, vijay chopra wrote: > There's not a single benefit that treacherous computing brings that cannot > be solved another way, in your example you can "hold secrets" via any > number of numerous encryption methods, my home PC has a whole encrypted > partition for data security. Why do I need a so called "trusted hardware > element" at all.
Your PC has an encrypted partition - so how do you access the data on it? Somewhere you need a key that must be unencrypted. With a trusted computing system, you generate your private/public key pair in the secure element. The public key will be exposed, but the private key will never leave the device. > Oh, and where did you get the idea that DRM is a benefit > to the computer's owner? It's a benefit to me, in that I subscribe to an online music library for less than I used to spend on CDs. I have more music, and more money - I call that a benefit. -- IMPORTANT NOTICE: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose, or store or copy the information in any medium. Thank you. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
