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TCPA Support in Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday February 2, 2005 @05:39AM from the trust-no-1-or-something dept.

kempokaraterulz writes "Linux Journal is reporting that "The Trusted Computing Platform Alliance has published open specifications for a security chip and related software interfaces.". In the latest Gentoo Newsletter they talk about a possible 'Trusted Gentoo', and possible uses for hardware level security."

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Finally ready for the main stream by kaustik · 2005-02-02 05:41 · Score: 4, Funny

It really makes me happy to see that Linux distributers are finally seeing the light and providing the community with things we need in an Operating System. Hopefully this will lead to other advances in the wonderful world of DRM.
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Tee hee... published before editing was finished by PornMaster · 2005-02-02 05:42 · Score: 4, Funny

From a programmer's perspective, the IBM version of the TPM (or TCPA chip) looks like Figure 1. Garrick, please crop the caption out of the figure itself.

Garrick? Garrick? McFly? McFlyyyyyyyyyy?

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Re:If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. by SpottedKuh · 2005-02-02 05:53 · Score: 5, Funny

Trusted Windows

Wait, wait...you lost me on that one.
Wouldn't that be... by GbrDead · 2005-02-02 05:54 · Score: 4, Funny

Treacherous Gentoo?