"David G. Koontz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >There are third party TPM modules, which could allow some degree of >standardization:
As I said in my previous message, just because they exist doesn't mean they'll do anything if you plug them into a MB with the necessary header (assuming you have a MB with the header, and it's physically compatible, and electrically compatible, and the BIOS is compatible, and ...). Which MBs have you plugged one of these TPMs into and had it work? >TPM may well end up being present ubiquitously. Smart cards may well end up being present ubiquitously. Hardware RNGs may well end up being present ubiquitously. NIC-based crypto may well end up being present ubiquitously. Biometric readers may well end up being present ubiquitously. Home taping is killing mus... oops, wrong list. Been there, done that, got the tchotchkes to prove it. I've seen zero evidence that TPMs are going to be anything other than a repeat of hardware RNGs, NIC-based crypto, biometric readers, and the pile of other failed hardware silver bullets that crop up every few years. Wait a year or two and there'll be some other magic gadget along to fix all our problems. Peter. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
