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Re: gugi28 post# 99390

Thursday, 10/27/2005 12:25:26 PM

Thursday, October 27, 2005 12:25:26 PM

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Gugi28, VERY interesting conclusion from your link.
You need to go "next page" many times.

Conclusion:

Trusted Computing is a well-crafted approach technically, which presents a feasible solution to many well known security risks, but probably not all. It offers clearly more comfortable and more powerful solutions than older proposals.

The extra costs for enhancing hardware are minor, and, particularly for enterprises with more exposed IT systems, TPM could be a huge benefit. The possibilities for processors supporting trusted computing exist with both major chipmakers. Both LaGrande (Intel) and Presidio (AMD) are technically similar, both allowing for the implementation of a "safe" system kernel. They also support additional unsafe operating system partitions, in conjunction with the virtualization technologies Vanderpool and Pacifica (Intel/AMD).

We do not have any serious doubts about the success of TPM platforms. Risks for the technology exist only from unsatisfactory communication of the technology's potential, or if aggressive lobbying politics are forced upon the user, which could be by exaggerated by the influence of industries like the movie or music sectors. Unfortunately, HP/Compaq could not even provide beta software, which would have made possible a closer look at potential TPM capabilities.

Before trusted computing can become a reality on a larger scale, TPM hardware that is already around will remain in a state of pseudo-hibernation for the time being. We will see a wider breakthrough of this technology with the introduction of Windows Vista.



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