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Date:   Wed, 9 Oct 2019 02:49:35 +0300
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com>
To:     Ken Goldman <kgold@linux.ibm.com>
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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