Reason I’m asking is because there are some people claiming that the TPM is a backdoor or something. I wonder if people on Lemmy subscribe to that belief, or no?
Reason I’m asking is because there are some people claiming that the TPM is a backdoor or something. I wonder if people on Lemmy subscribe to that belief, or no?
I don’t, because I have better control over my disks. With TPM, the keys are stored within the chip itself, and I won’t be able to unlock it if I boot into another OS (re-installing, dual boot, etc). With password, while inconvenient, I know that I can always unlock it, ans the chance of locking myself out is negligible.
TPM being a backdoor doesn’t seem likely to me. Worst case scenario, transparent mode is just as bad as unencrypted disk. Most of the time, it adds extra security, though you are at the risk of locking yourself out.