[CS-FSLUG] OT: Hardware security sneaks into PCs | Tech News on ZDNet
Josiah Ritchie
jritchie at bible.edu
Thu Mar 17 12:17:31 CST 2005
On Thu, 2005-03-17 at 11:17 -0500, Fred A. Miller wrote:
> "Millions of workers will get the latest in PC security this year--but they
> won't get the full benefit.
>
> The three largest computer makers--Dell, Hewlett-Packard and IBM--have started
> selling desktops and notebooks with so-called trusted computing hardware,
> which allows security-sensitive applications to lock down data to a specific
> PC.
>
> But Microsoft's plans to take advantage of the technology have been delayed,
> meaning the software heavyweight likely won't get behind it until the release
> of Longhorn, the Windows update scheduled for next year.
>
> That leaves hardware makers in a rare position: They are leading Microsoft,
> rather than working to support one of the software giant's initiatives."
>
> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5619035.html?tag=nl.e589
Any idea where Linux is on supporting this stuff?
JSR/
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