Penguin Computing Relion 1900e - Intel Trusted Execution Technology; Table 18. TPM Setup Utility - Security Configuration Screen Fields

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Setup Options using the BIOS Setup Utility
Table 18. TPM Setup Utility – Security Configuration Screen Fields
Setup Item
Options
Help Text
Comments
TPM State
Enabled and Activated
Enabled and Deactivated
Disabled and Activated
Disabled and Deactivated
Information only.
Shows the current TPM device state.
A disabled TPM device will not execute
commands that use TPM functions and
TPM security operations will not be
available.
An enabled and deactivated TPM is in
the same state as a disabled TPM
except setting of TPM ownership is
allowed if not present already.
An enabled and activated TPM executes
all commands that use TPM functions
and TPM security operations will be
available.
TPM
Administrative
Control
No Operation
Turn On
Turn Off
Clear Ownership
[No Operation] - No changes to current
state.
[Turn On] - Enables and activates TPM.
[Turn Off] - Disables and deactivates
TPM.
[Clear Ownership] - Removes the TPM
ownership authentication and returns the
TPM to a factory default state.
Note: The BIOS setting returns to [No
Operation] on every boot cycle by
default.
Any Administrative Control operation
selected will require the system to
perform a Hard Reset in order to
become effective.
6.3 Intel
®
Trusted Execution Technology
The Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor E5-4600/2600/2400/1600 v3, v4 Product Families support Intel
®
Trusted
Execution Technology (Intel
®
TXT), which is a robust security environment. Designed to help protect against
software-based attacks, Intel
®
Trusted Execution Technology integrates new security features and
capabilities into the processor, chipset and other platform components. When used in conjunction with Intel
®
Virtualization Technology, Intel
®
Trusted Execution Technology provides hardware-rooted trust for your
virtual applications.
This
hardware-rooted security provides a general-purpose, safer computing environment capable of running
a wide variety of operating systems and applications to increase the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive
information without compromising the usability of the platform.
Inte
l
®
Trusted Execution Technology requires a computer system with Intel
®
Virtualization Technology
enabled (both VT-x and VT-d), an Intel
®
Trusted Execution Technology-enabled processor, chipset and BIOS,
Authenticated Code Modules, and an Intel
®
Trusted Execution Technology compatible measured launched
environment (MLE). The MLE could consist of a virtual machine monitor, an OS or an application. In addition,
Intel
®
Trusted Execution Technology requires the system to include a TPM v1.2 or v2.0, as defined by the
Trusted Computing Group TPM PC Client Specifications, Revision 1.2 or 2.0.