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Re:TCG TPM2.0 implementations vulnerable to memory corruption by Dalewyn on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @08:34PM (#34977616)
>horrible, semi-permanent rootkits,

TPM (read: SecureBoot) or no, the only proper response to a computer exposed to even the possibility of a rootkit that can't be removed is wholesale replacement.

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Re:TCG TPM2.0 implementations vulnerable to memory corruption by mjg59 on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @09:14PM (#34977909)
TPMs are used for Measured Boot, not Secure Boot (although the Secure Boot configuration is one of the things that's measured). Secure Boot exists on platforms that don't have TPMs.
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