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=== Homepage / Availability ===
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This is a Linux kernel device driver to enable the TPM chip as described by Trusted Computing Group specifications. The TPM chip will enable you to use hardware to securely store and protect your keys and personal data. The Trusted Computing Group specifications also describes a library for application access to the TPM functionality. A Linux implementation of this Trusted Software Stack (TSS) library is [http://sourceforge.net/projects/trousers TrouSerS].
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=== Project Homepage / Availability ===
 
*Homepage (no files): http://tpmdd.sourceforge.net/
 
*Homepage (no files): http://tpmdd.sourceforge.net/
*a patch against kernel 2.6.10 can be found here: http://www.hotheads.de/linux/kernel/2.6.10/tpmdd-for-2.6.10-2005119.patch
 
  
 
=== Status ===
 
=== Status ===
The driver is said to work with the 2.6.10 kernel.
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Linus has merged the driver, and it is part of 2.6.12-rc2 and later. You find the driver under char - tpm.
  
There is also a Trusted Software Stack implementation availible at http://sourceforge.net/projects/trousers.
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=== Packages ===
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*[[:Category:Gentoo | Gentoo]] ebuild of TrouSerS: http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=app-crypt;name=trousers
  
 
=== Related Links ===
 
=== Related Links ===
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*[https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/home Trusted Computing Group]
 
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/trousers TrouSerS project] <tt>(Trusted Software Stack library)</tt>
 
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/trousers TrouSerS project] <tt>(Trusted Software Stack library)</tt>
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*[http://trousers.sourceforge.net/tpm_keyring2/quickstart.html TPM Keyring - Quickstart Guide]
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*[http://trousers.sourceforge.net/tpm_keyring2/ecryptfs.html TPM Keyring - eCryptfs Setup Guide]
  
 
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[[Category: Trusted Computing]]

Latest revision as of 09:50, 30 November 2006

This is a Linux kernel device driver to enable the TPM chip as described by Trusted Computing Group specifications. The TPM chip will enable you to use hardware to securely store and protect your keys and personal data. The Trusted Computing Group specifications also describes a library for application access to the TPM functionality. A Linux implementation of this Trusted Software Stack (TSS) library is TrouSerS.

Project Homepage / Availability

Status

Linus has merged the driver, and it is part of 2.6.12-rc2 and later. You find the driver under char - tpm.

Packages

Related Links