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

[Wyllys Ingersoll]

Krishna Yenduri wrote:
> 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?

I'm not sure.  I haven't received a brand-new, out-of-the-box platform 
in a while
to check. 

-Wyllys