Trusted Computing Platform. right around the corner

[MrApathy]

some may not consider this gun related but consider this.
without the computer you wouldnt come here to discuss anything firearm related.

while researching what hardware to get for my HTPC
I stumbled onto this

http://www.nvidia.com//page/gpu_mobo_features.html#quadro

Trusted Platform Module 1.2 Security Chip
Enables next generation Microsoft Vista security features.

In Other words Microsoft Vista Certified

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Platform_Module

Its three most controversial features are remote attestation, binding, and sealing. Remote attestation creates an unforgeable summary of the software on a computer, allowing a third party (such as a digital music store) to verify that the software has not been compromised. Sealing encrypts data in such a way that it may be decrypted only in the exact same state (that is, it may be decrypted only on the computer it was encrypted running the same software). Binding encrypts data using the TPM Endorsement Key (a unique RSA key put in the chip during its production) or another 'trusted' key . The first feature is seen as a potential threat to privacy by many, while the second and the third are often seen as a herald to Digital Rights Management systems of unprecedented restrictiveness. Direct anonymous attestation improves privacy, but is still considered insufficient by some.

its no longer Personal Computer or Private Computer.
its the same as having the local sheriff come in and put locks on your guns and ammo.

was looking at nvidia based motherboard

wouldnt be suprised if other motherboards and chipsets crop up soon with it.

forgoing privacy in the name of security.

 

[Bud Helms]

Nah. Off topic.

Closed.