TPM modules, Are they of any practical use?

terry4536 · Apr 28, 2014

My motherboard has a port for a TPM module. I looked them up, but there isn't much info on them.
I have Windows 7 Pro. Do you need the Ultimate version to use TPM? Do they slow the system down? Is the encryption worth while? Are they an improvement in internet security or a waste of time?

Someone Somewhere · Apr 28, 2014

IMO, waste of time.

Internet is absolutely zero difference. All they're really useful for is secure key storage (which nobody outside of enterprise has much use for) and checking that there's been no hardware changes (more pain).

terry4536 · Apr 28, 2014

That is pretty much what I thought. I ran across some that were suggested by Amazon for around $15 (microsoft). I thought they would be more expensive. But it renewed my curiosity on the topic.

One website mentioned that they slow the system down. It also seemed that it needed bitlocker to work, which I don't have anyway.

Someone Somewhere · Apr 28, 2014

It shouldn't slow the system down, but few have need.

I'd generally call relying on them a bad idea, because if the TP (or any other major part of your system) dies, you can't get at the encrypted data.

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