Security functions
Trusted Platform Module - TPM
TPM
Trusted PlatformModule
To use the TPM, you
must
enable the TPM in the
BIOS-Setup
before the software is
installed. The requirement for this is that you have assigned at least the supervisor
password (see
).
Enabling TPM
•
Requirement: You have assigned a supervisor password (see
►
Call BIOS Setup and select the
Security
menu.
►
Mark the
TPM Security Chip Setting
fi
eld and press the
Enter
key.
►
Select the entry
Enabled
to enable the TPM
Once you have enabled the TPM the
Clear Security Chip
menu item appears.
You can clear the holder in the TPM using
Clear Security Chip
. With
Enabled
,
all secret keys (e.g. SRK - Storage Root Keys, AIK - Attestation Identity Keys
etc.) generated by applications are deleted.
Take note that you can then no longer access the data you have
encrypted on the holder-based keys!
►
From the
Exit
menu, select the option
Exit Saving Changes
.
►
Press the
Enter
key and select
Yes
.
The notebook restarts and the TPM is switched on after the reboot.
Disabling TPM
•
Requirement: You have assigned a supervisor password (see
►
Call BIOS Setup and select the
Security
menu.
►
Mark the
TPM Security Chip Setting
fi
eld and press the
Enter
key.
►
Select the entry
Disabled
to disable the TPM.
►
In the
Exit
menu, select the option
Exit Saving Changes
.
►
Press the
Enter
key and select
Yes
.
The notebook will now reboot with TPM deactivated.
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