A hardware platform for:
- Generating keys
- Storing keys
- Storing software signatures Used for:
- Windows BitLocker
- Hardware DRM
- Network access control
- Application blacklist
- Password protection
- Keygen
- Digitally signing data
- Hyper-V
- Preventing brute force by locking down File System. The TPM also has persistent memory so keys can be stored on the TPM. The TPM is password protected.
TPM Reset
After motherboard upgrade, reset the TPM so that it can access the data on your old disks.