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> If we ever want to escape from the current computer security morass, we're probably going to need something like trusted computing Limiting malware to an off
by asciilifeform 17y ago
> If we ever want to escape from the current computer security morass, we're probably going to need something like trusted computing
Limiting malware to an officially approved subset is a curious definition of "escape." And any program which causes my computer to deliberately act against my orders is malware, whether it was created by a script kiddie or a multi-billion-dollar media cartel.
- tptacek 17y agoNobody here disagrees with that. What's funny is that it's the current situation that allows companies like Sony to do that to your computer.
- asciilifeform 17y agoLet's posit that Sony (or another company) is in the consortium holding the TPM root key. They will then be able to install a truly undetectable and unremovable you-name-it. You are quite correct in implying that a TPM would prevent a repetition of the Sony scandal. It would do this simply by preventing discovery. Of course, it is also possible that Sony in particular would not be given access to the magic key. They may have to pay a steep tribute to, say, Microsoft, to slip the payload through. Whether currently sold TPM chipsets are capable of such feats is immaterial. The camel's nose is in the tent.