As an IT security professional, I can’t begin to tell you the headaches caused by legacy hardware. While their intentions are lauded by the security communities, they’re a bit tone deaf to the current state of the semiconductor market.
If you value data security, you understand why this is a good thing. Otherwise, I expect FUD from most folks.
I am in the industry and I can say the personal computers do not need TPM 2.0 ready boards for any appreciable security at home.
If businesses want it, they already buy systems with such capability.
It’s overkill for any home user. If a business has issues with their corporate tools allowing inappropriate software downloads, it’s not a problem with the use of TPM 1.x or before. It’s a problem with their whole environmental setup.
"As an IT security professional, I can’t begin to tell you the headaches caused by legacy hardware. While their intentions are lauded by the security communities, they’re a bit tone deaf to the current state of the semiconductor market.Definitely bears repeating, given the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities in *ALL* processor families. Kernel fixes in all OS, including all Linux distros, had to compromise performance for security to address these exploitable shortcomings."If you value data security, you understand why this is a good thing. Otherwise, I expect FUD from most folks."