Krishna Yenduri wrote: > Wyllys Ingersoll wrote: >> Krishna Yenduri wrote: >>> Wyllys Ingersoll wrote: >>>> ... >>>> * TPM Device driver (tpm) >>>> The TPM device driver was developed in a joint effort between >>>> the Solaris >>>> Security group and Dartmouth College and will be delivered on >>>> x86/64 based platforms >>>> as part of the core Solaris installation. >>> >>> Some X86/X64 machines can enable and use the TPM at the BIOS level. >>> Does the TPM driver recognize/use the existing objects on the chip? >> >> enabling/disabling at the BIOS level is a prerequisite from using it >> in the OS. >> If the TPM is disabled in BIOS, the device will not work by definition. > > So, is TPM enabled by default on the X86/X64 platforms Sun ships?
I'm not sure. I haven't received a brand-new, out-of-the-box platform in a while to check. -Wyllys
