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I'm not an expert on trusted computing, but I thought that TPMs can enforce secure boot and encrypt data that cannot be recovered if unauthorized software is ru
by brianpgordon 12y ago
I'm not an expert on trusted computing, but I thought that TPMs can enforce secure boot and encrypt data that cannot be recovered if unauthorized software is running on the system. There are probably vulnerabilities in the implementation, but I thought that, in theory, it's airtight.
- teraflop 12y agoIn principle, yes, if you know that the TPM's private key hasn't been compromised. At a minimum, you would need some way to verify that it's actually a tamper-resistant hardware chip, and not a software emulation. I don't see how a software agent bidding on VPS hosting services could possibly know that.
- derefr 12y agoIt could just pay humans to go verify that for it. See http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/04/07/no-physical-substrate-no-problem/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/04/07/no-physical-substrate-n..., or just think about the fact that services like Mechanical Turk and Magic exist.