yes, the reason is to securely store cryptographic keys. even your own. It comes preloaded with microsoft ones usually, but you’re free to delete them and install your own
TPM actually provides some useful components to isolate encryption outside of Ring 0, which is a trust win. But any technology must be weighted against its power to oppress.
Sure, but does a grandmother’s Solitaire & Facebook PC really need quick encrypting and decrypting? Anyone not dealing with sensitive info doesn’t need one.
I’m sure you’ll be ok sending me your social security number, home address, bank login details, credit card number, a copy of all the files on your hard drive…
We use the TPM pretty extensively with no Windows in the environment.
But with a reason, I’m sure. There’s no reason for the everyday consumer to need one, other than Microsoft wanting more control.
yes, the reason is to securely store cryptographic keys. even your own. It comes preloaded with microsoft ones usually, but you’re free to delete them and install your own
TPM actually provides some useful components to isolate encryption outside of Ring 0, which is a trust win. But any technology must be weighted against its power to oppress.
Data encryption and decryption without entering a password is a pretty darn good reason.
Sure, but does a grandmother’s Solitaire & Facebook PC really need quick encrypting and decrypting? Anyone not dealing with sensitive info doesn’t need one.
Yes, because they are the least likely to know they are a part of a botnet
How would at-rest encryption make it less likely that your computer joins a botnet, or more likely that you’d notice if it did?
There’s no downside to having it. There’s many downsides to not having it. This seems pretty cut and dry to me.
the average citizen has nothing to hide therefore deserves no privacy
I think you forgot a /s
I’m sure you’ll be ok sending me your social security number, home address, bank login details, credit card number, a copy of all the files on your hard drive…
I mean, you deserve no privacy right?