Re: [PATCH] KEYS: asym_tpm: Switch to get_random_bytes()

From: Jarkko Sakkinen
Date: Tue Oct 08 2019 - 19:49:43 EST


On Mon, Oct 07, 2019 at 06:13:01PM -0400, Ken Goldman wrote:
> The TPM library specification states that the TPM must comply with NIST
> SP800-90 A.
>
> https://trustedcomputinggroup.org/membership/certification/tpm-certified-products/
>
> shows that the TPMs get third party certification, Common Criteria EAL 4+.
>
> While it's theoretically possible that an attacker could compromise
> both the TPM vendors and the evaluation agencies, we do have EAL 4+
> assurance against both 1 and 2.

Certifications do not equal to trust.

/Jarkko