TPM Device Driver - FreeBSD

[Tom Evans]

On Mon, 2008-12-01 at 15:33 +0200, Ilias Marinos wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
>   We are two undergraduate students studying computer engineering and
> informatics at Patra's University, Greece. We are currently working on
> our diploma thesis which is about developing a driver for the TPM
> (Trusted Platform Module) for FreeBSD.We think that TPM can enhance
> security in FreeBSD and could be a great addition to the TrustedBSD
> project.
> 
>   We are still in the begining of the project and since this is our first
> effort in implementing a device driver we are trying to gather and read
> all available documentation on the subject first. However, we were
> unable to find a source of information related to how the BSD kernel and
> device communication is implemented and we would greatly appreciate it
> if you could point us one; either in form of a book or an
> article/tutorial.
> 
>   Last but not least, we'd like to make clear that we are oppossed to any
> DRM-related use of this device, however we believe that the TPM can be
> used in security or cryptographic applications.
> 
> Thanks in advance for your time.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Marinos Ilias <marinosi at ceid.upatras.gr>
> Mellos Seraphim <mellos at ceid.upatras.gr>
> 
> 
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This book[1] is very good, well worth a read. Not totally upto date, but
reasonabley so.

Cheers

Tom

[1]
http://www.amazon.com/Design-Implementation-FreeBSD-Operating-System/dp/0201702452