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Re: Challenge to David Wagner on TCPA
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (R. Hirschfeld)
Thu Aug 1 19:51:57 2002
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 01:08:47 +0200
From: "R. Hirschfeld" <ray@unipay.nl>
To: jamesd@echeque.com
Cc: cypherpunks@lne.com, cryptography@wasabisystems.com,
daw@mozart.cs.berkeley.edu
In-reply-to: <3D46FC4C.1146.2D7F8BE@localhost> (jamesd@echeque.com)
Reply-To: ray@unipay.nl
> From: "James A. Donald" <jamesd@echeque.com>
> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 20:51:24 -0700
> On 29 Jul 2002 at 15:35, AARG! Anonymous wrote:
> > both Palladium and TCPA deny that they are designed to restrict
> > what applications you run. The TPM FAQ at
> > http://www.trustedcomputing.org/docs/TPM_QA_071802.pdf reads
> > ....
>
> They deny that intent, but physically they have that capability.
To make their denial credible, they could give the owner access to the
private key of the TPM/SCP. But somehow I don't think that jibes with
their agenda.
If I buy a lock I expect that by demonstrating ownership I can get a
replacement key or have a locksmith legally open it.
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