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If it doesn't protect against physical access what's the point of TPM?
by bobcostas55 5y ago
If it doesn't protect against physical access what's the point of TPM?
- smitty1110 5y agoCYA, so you can blame someone else for breaches or stolen material. It's really for enterprise IT departments, not end users.
- causi 5y agoSecurity theater in order to generate headlines and sales.
- toast0 5y agoSounds like it's a convenient place to store the key that's not on the disk. When it's time to retire the machine, wiping the TPM or just disposing of the TPM separately from the disk renders the data on the disk unreadable even if it doesn't get wiped.
- jnwatson 5y agoIt does if you use it correctly.
- marcosdumay 5y agoProtecting against any kind of remote exploit is kinda useful too.