Dell notebooks are designed to provide security in today's complex environments.
Dell notebooks give you the freedom to choose only the security solutions you need. Every Latitude comes standard with security features such as primary system, BIOS, and hard drive password enablement and a cable lock slot that allows the capability to lock the system at your desk.
In addition, select notebooks include an integrated Smart Card reader and an integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM) for customers who require multi-factor authentication security solutions.
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What is TPM? The TPM, or Trusted Platform Module, is a security hardware device on the system board that will hold computer generated keys for encryption. It is a hardware based solution that can help avoid attacks by hackers looking to capture passwords and encryption keys to sensitive data.
The security features provided by the TPM are internally supported by the following cryptographic capabilities of each TPM: hashing, random number generation, asymmetric key generation, and asymmetric encryption/decryption. Each individual TPM on each individual computer system has a unique signature initialized during the silicon manufacturing process that further enhances its trust/security effectiveness. Each individual TPM must have an Owner before it is useful as a security device.
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TPM Applications TPM is useful for any customer that is interested in providing an addition layer of security to the computer system. The TPM, when bundled with an optional security software package, can provide overall system security, file protection capabilities and protect against email /privacy concerns. TPM helps provide security that can be stronger than that contained in the system BIOS, operating system, or any non-TPM application.
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Which Dell systems support TPM? The TPM 1.1b security hardware device comes standard on the following LatitudeTM notebook systems: Latitude D410, D610, D810 and Dell Precision Mobile Workstations M20, M70. Dell recommends the use of Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional XP Professional operating system with TPM which includes advanced security, mobility and networking features. TPM is currently not supported by Dell on Red Hat® Linux® operating systems.
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