Hi Kevin, I would like to clarify that TPM is not necessary for SED. Host software may use TPM as one of the authentication factors, but not required to do so. So, TPM is not a factor to limit SED on Desktops. Even more, there is no technical factors limiting SED on desktops.
I think, the main factor is customer's perception of a house as safe place, so the data stored in the safe place considered safe too. It was more or less true some years ago, but it is not anymore. However, we have to deal with inertia in perception. It will take some time for general public to understand the threats. WBR, Dmitry Obukhov Samsung Secure Storage -----Original Message----- From: fde-boun...@www.xml-dev.com [mailto:fde-boun...@www.xml-dev.com] On Behalf Of Wall, Kevin Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 11:15 AM To: 'fde@www.xml-dev.com' Subject: Re: [FDE] FDE Digest, Vol 32, Issue 4 Bryan Glancey wrote... > I would suggest a quick scan of the press releases for the Major FDE > players gives you a good sense. ...snip... > WinMagic - Mount Sinai (Laptops & Desktops) Pointsec / CheckPoint - > Wells Fargo (Laptops and Desktops) Guardian Edge - VA Affairs (Laptops > and Desktops) Mobile Armor - Army (Laptops & Desktops) , Navy (Laptops > & > Desktops) (Listed Myself last :) ) > > Generally, I would tell you from doing this for almost 15 years now > and working with every major vendor in this market > - that companies usually lead with encrypting laptops but follow with > encrypting all machines. Regulatory regulated industries, particularly > Financial Services, lead this due to the audit findings and fines > related to GLBA. I would think that one reason for this is that TPM is not nearly as common in desktop models as in laptops and the best FDE leverages TPM. In fact, you hear in many web forums, mailing lists, etc. how TPM is not really even needed on desktop PCs anyway. But once TPMs reach some critical mass on desktops, then FDE on desktops might start becoming more common. -kevin --- Kevin W. Wall Qwest Information Technology, Inc. kevin.w...@qwest.com Phone: 614.215.4788 "Linux *is* user-friendly. It's just choosy about its friends." - Robert Slade, http://sun.soci.niu.edu/~rslade/bkl3h4h4.rvw _______________________________________________ FDE mailing list FDE@www.xml-dev.com http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde _______________________________________________ FDE mailing list FDE@www.xml-dev.com http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde
