Am Dienstag, 23. Dezember 2014 schrieb John Morris: > On Mon, 2014-12-22 at 17:23 -0600, T.J. Duchene wrote: > > > What can it do in the right? Nothing that can't be done without the TPM > > chip. One of the first things that you learn in computer engineering is > > that anything problem can be solved on software or hardware. The only > > difference is a question of efficiency. > > Keep to the fundamentals. TPM is all about trust. So long as I'm using > it to enhance my trust that the machines under my control are actually > under my control I deem it a good thing. If it is to be used to let > somebody ELSE trust my machines in ways I can't control I'm probably not > going to put up with it and disable the chip. Just that simple, just > look at who is trusting who and the question of whether it is good > clears up instantly. > > And yes, putting the thing in hardware does enhance security in ways > software alone simply can't. >
… and if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you. Nik -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
