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Subject: Re: TPM Support in KVM
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:24:46 +0100
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Am 26.01.2010 16:56, schrieb Chris Wright:
> * Martin Schneider (martincschneider@googlemail.com) wrote:
>> Dear list,
>>
>> is there a document that describes the level of support of trusted
>> computing technology in KVM and how things work?
> 
> There's host level trusted boot, which simply needs tboot and a new
> enough kernel to support CONFIG_TXT.
> 
>> I read in various sources that KVM should support virtual Trusted
>> Platform Modules in virtual machines but I coudln't find any evidence
>> and/or document about this on the official site.
> 
> No vTPM is currently supported.

Any resources to this topic (vTPM)?

I would be intrested in virtual TNC solutions (802.1x on wired networks)!

Can you virtualize a TNC "Authenticator" like a 802.1x Switch?