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Trusted Platform Module characteristics

Corrin Legal is enabling full-disk encryption on its laptops and relies on each laptop's Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Which TWO statements describe a TPM? (Select TWO.)

  1. A.It is a hardware chip built into the device's motherboard
  2. B.It is a cloud service that brokers user access to SaaS applications
  3. C.It can securely store keys used for disk encryption and support boot integrity checks
  4. D.It is a network appliance that manages keys for many servers in a data center
  5. E.It is a software password vault installed by the user
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Correct answers: A. It is a hardware chip built into the device's motherboard · C. It can securely store keys used for disk encryption and support boot integrity checks

Why: A TPM is a dedicated chip on a single device that stores cryptographic keys, such as disk encryption keys, and records measurements that support secure and measured boot. A network appliance managing keys for many servers describes a hardware security module. Brokering SaaS access is a cloud access security broker, and a password vault is software, not tamper-resistant hardware.

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