TPM Support [PSARC/2008/725 FastTrack timeout 11/27/2008]

[Krishna Yenduri]

Wyllys Ingersoll wrote:
> Krishna Yenduri wrote:
>> Wyllys Ingersoll wrote:
>>> ...
>>> * TPM Device driver (tpm)
>>>     The TPM device driver was developed in a joint effort between 
>>> the Solaris
>>> Security group and Dartmouth College and will be delivered on x86/64 
>>> based platforms
>>> as part of the core Solaris installation.
>>
>> Some X86/X64 machines can enable and use the TPM at the BIOS level.
>> Does the TPM driver recognize/use the existing objects on the chip?
>
> enabling/disabling at the BIOS level is a prerequisite from using it 
> in the OS.
> If the TPM is disabled in BIOS, the device will not work by definition.

 So, is TPM enabled by default on the X86/X64 platforms Sun ships?

Regards,
-Krishna