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Author: Hendrik Boom
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [Dng] TPM
On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 10:34:25PM +0100, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
> Am Dienstag, 23. Dezember 2014 schrieb John Morris:
> >
> > 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.


Doing TPM in hardware can make it harder for malicious software to
replace it with a fake. After that, there's the big issue of what is
to be considered malicious. The viewpoints of manufacturers, OS
designers, DRM practitioners and users are very different.

-- hendrik