Could someone explain to me exactly what this feature is?
Quantum Cog @ thequantumcog @lemmy.world Posts 2Comments 73Joined 1 yr. ago

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Lol! Didn't check the source. I remembered watching this video a month ago, So I linked it.
After researching more this is the information I found.
This type of attack is only possible with external TPM without PIN protection. (Not a problem for fairly new CPUs with integrated TPM ~5 year old.) This method of breaking into bitlocker isn't new. A hijaker demonstrated it back in 2013
Source.
So, the Linux kernel feature will improve TPM security for older computers