fubarx@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoCode-execution flaw in UEFI firmware affects most servers on planet Eartharstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square104linkfedilinkarrow-up1457arrow-down110file-text
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minus-squareDupaCycki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 days agoNot necessarily. Luks can be used with TPM. Although I’ve never seen it in practice. Most Linux distros offer a standard Luks with passphrase setup with just a single checkmark, but enabling TPM takes more work.
minus-squaremichaelmrose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoI’m just experiencing a bit of schadenfreude because I’ve had several discussions in which it was claimed that this configuration relying only on the TPM was entirely secure and I was foolish for relying on a passphrase.
Not necessarily. Luks can be used with TPM. Although I’ve never seen it in practice.
Most Linux distros offer a standard Luks with passphrase setup with just a single checkmark, but enabling TPM takes more work.
I’m just experiencing a bit of schadenfreude because I’ve had several discussions in which it was claimed that this configuration relying only on the TPM was entirely secure and I was foolish for relying on a passphrase.