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Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM
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Michael Gorven |
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Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM |
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Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:12:01 +0200 |
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On Friday 20 February 2009 13:27:28 phcoder wrote:
> Free software is about freedom of choice. I think we should have
> possibility to have multiple authentication and key sources. Then one
> could e.g. not save password as md5 somewhere in configfile or embedded
> in module but check that this password opens luks. Or that it's a
> password of somebody in wheel group basing on /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow
> and /etc/group. In this case tpm-keyretrieve module may be developed
> outside of main trunk and if someone wants it he can download it
Yes, I agree that there should be multiple methods, but I don't see why the
TPM module shouldn't be in the main trunk. It wouldn't be forced on GRUB
users in any way -- we would just be giving them the option to use it. They
would have to explicitly enable and set it up. As Jan said, the TPM is a
passive device which can be used in any way we wish, and I don't see why
using some of its features to create a more secure system is wrong.
Regards
Michael
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- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, (continued)
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Robert Millan, 2009/02/27
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Robert Millan, 2009/02/27
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Alex Besogonov, 2009/02/21
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, phcoder, 2009/02/21
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Robert Millan, 2009/02/21
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Robert Millan, 2009/02/21
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Alex Besogonov, 2009/02/21
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Robert Millan, 2009/02/27
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Michael Gorven, 2009/02/20
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, phcoder, 2009/02/20
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM,
Michael Gorven <=
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Jan Alsenz, 2009/02/20
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Vesa Jääskeläinen, 2009/02/20
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Jan Alsenz, 2009/02/20
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Robert Millan, 2009/02/21
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Robert Millan, 2009/02/21
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Michael Gorven, 2009/02/21
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Robert Millan, 2009/02/21
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Michael Gorven, 2009/02/21
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Robert Millan, 2009/02/21
- Re: A _good_ and valid use for TPM, Jan Alsenz, 2009/02/21