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How would they detect the difference?

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scintill764y ago· 2 in thread

Probably built-in crypto keys signed by Intel/AMD keys.

That would be unfortunate for Infineon who create the majority of TPM chips. Who’s going to be the gatekeeper who decides who can create TPM chips and what’s going to happen when a new manufacturer wants to enter the stage?

scintill764y ago

I should have said TPM manufacturers, but it’s the same basic idea. Here’s Infineon’s key: https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/product/promopages/optiga_tp... I guess new manufacturers have to beg people to recognize their root key as legitimate.

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