[ltp] TCPA on Thinkpads

[Guy Yasko]

>>>>> "Gerard" == Gerard van Winssen <gerard@vanwinssen.nl> writes:


    Gerard> Now I've noticed that many Thinkpads made after May 2002
    Gerard> have this "security" spy chip, AKA IBM security chip..  My
    Gerard> R31 too, I saw it in the bios settings.  Some text from
    Gerard> the IBM website:


    Tino> I read something about this in a german magazine. I seems to
    Tino> consist of a container for asymmetric keys and hardware
    Tino> accelerated en/decryption, so there are no "spy features" or
    Tino> something like this. I will look into the artice again when
    Tino> you need more information.


besides, there's a bio setting for turning it off.  mind you, i
haven't checked to see if the bios setting really disables it.


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