TPM Device Driver - FreeBSD

[Robert Watson]

On Mon, 1 Dec 2008, Ilias Marinos wrote:

>  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.

Hi Marinos, Mellos,

I was wondering if you had managed to find the information you were looking 
for, and if you'd had any luck with putting together a TPM driver as yet?

thanks,

Robert N M Watson
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge

>
> Best Regards,
> Marinos Ilias <marinosi at ceid.upatras.gr>
> Mellos Seraphim <mellos at ceid.upatras.gr>
>
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