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Exactly. Also to take advantage of TXT a TPM 1.2 is required!
Who has interoperable TPM management?

This is why I'm excited. Interesting that GD's Maschino mentioned:

"hardening between the partitions was strong enough for government workers to run applications using classified and unclassified data on the same machine"


"Those who have followed Intel's technology developments will recognize TXT as the final realization of its "LaGrande" initiative.

TXT works with TPMs (Trusted Platform Modules) 1.2 and performs several different functions.

The hardening between the partitions was strong enough for government workers to run applications using classified and unclassified data on the same machine, said Mike Maschino, a security architect with General Dynamics."





"In addition to the other security features, Intel is offering what it calls TXT or Trusted Execution Technology in the updated vPro platform. Those who have followed Intel's technology developments will recognize TXT as the final realization of its "LaGrande" initiative.

TXT works with TPMs (Trusted Platform Modules) 1.2 and performs several different functions. One of these is to allow software to boot into a known, trusted state. With the help of virtualization, TXT can also isolate applications within a memory partition and isolate that application within the hardware.

This feature means that no additional hardware or software can access a particular application. TXT will also remove data from the cache when the virtual machine shuts down, which ensures an additional defense against snooping software.

Besides TXT, Intel has also included a new virtualization feature dubbed Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O, which will help reinforce the isolation between virtual machines on the desktop by restricting memory access.
At the same demonstration where Bryant spoke, representatives with General Dynamics, one of the country's largest defense contractors, showed off a workstation running the Microsoft Windows operating system in two separate virtual environments within the same machine.

The hardening between the partitions was strong enough for government workers to run applications using classified and unclassified data on the same machine, said Mike Maschino, a security architect with General Dynamics."