Trusted Platform Module (Tpm) Support - Intel DH61BE Product Manual

Intel Desktop Board DH61BE Product Guide
Figure 3. Location of the Intel MEBX Reset Header
NOTE
Software with Intel manageability capability is required to take advantage of the Intel
platform management capabilities.

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Support

Intel Desktop Board DH61BE provides a header to connect to an external TPM. The
header is shown in Figure 1, S on page 12 and the header pinout is listed in Table 9 on
page 48. TPMs are designed to enhance platform security by providing a protected
space for key operations and other security critical tasks. Using both hardware and
software, the TPM protects encryption and signature keys at their most vulnerable
stages—operations when the keys are being used unencrypted in plain-text form.
TPMs shield unencrypted keys and platform authentication information from software-
based attacks.
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