Windows 10: can't make my tpm work for attestation key

Arnaud4440 · Jul 11, 2018

Hello,

i can't make my trusted platform module work for the attestation key. It says either not supported in uefi mode and in legacy mode not ready,

motherboard: gigabyte ga-z170X-gaming 3-eu (rev 1.0)

thank you for your ideas,

kind regards,

Arnaud

:)

Sasqui · Jul 11, 2018

Need help on whether to clear TPM on not

Hi there! I'm here because I accidentally downloaded a malware and was suggested to reboot the laptop to get rid of it. I still do want to use the laptop afterwards and I've moved my documents and images onto a seperate device. The programmes i have installed, sadly no. So currently facing the same circumstances and so if the TPM is cleared, does this mean like the activation keys to softwares like MacAfee be cleared? Or like wifi passwords etc. Sorry I'm quite blur hahahahah.
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It's clear as mud. As far as I can tell, it's specific to Windows, not necessarily activated programs like MacAfee, games, etc etc etc. MS Office, I have no idea.

Here's a lengthy doc on it: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/wi...initialize-and-configure-ownership-of-the-tpm

Clear all the keys from the TPM
With Windows 10, in most cases, we recommend that you avoid configuring the TPM through TPM.msc. The one exception is that you can use TPM.msc to clear the TPM, for example, as a troubleshooting step, or as a final preparation before a clean installation of a new operating system. Preparing for a clean installation in this way helps ensure that the new operating system can fully deploy any TPM-based functionality that it includes, for example, attestation. However, even if the TPM is not cleared before a new operating system is installed, most TPM functionality will probably work correctly.

Clearing the TPM resets it to an unowned state. After you clear the TPM, the Windows 10 operating system will automatically re-initialize it and take ownership again.
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Brink · Jul 11, 2018

RSA Keys Generated by Infineon TPMs are Insecure

Lenovo Security Advisory: LEN-15552

Potential Impact: RSA keys generated by the Infineon TPM using certain firmware levels are insecure

Severity: Varies; None to High

Scope of Impact: Industry-Wide

CVE Identifier: CVE-2017-15361

Summary Description:

A vulnerability was identified in the RSA key generation method used by Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) manufactured by Infineon and contained in some Lenovo products. RSA public keys generated by the Infineon TPM for use by certain software programs should be considered insecure. No TPMs from other manufacturers are affected.

Only software that uses RSA keys generated by the TPM is affected by this vulnerability. No Lenovo-developed software uses the TPM for this purpose. Please see the Infineon advisory located here for more details.

The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a microcontroller on the system board used to securely store artifacts used to authenticate the platform, such as passwords, certificates or encryption keys, or measurements to ensure your system is trustworthy.

Mitigation Strategy for Customers (what you should do to protect yourself):

The sequence of steps required to mitigate this issue depends on the application and/or operating of your system. Follow the mitigation instructions provided by your software supplier to avoid data loss when mitigating this issue:

For Microsoft users, follow the procedure located here. Be sure to install the Microsoft patch first in order to determine if your system is affected. If it is affected, then install the TPM Firmware update by following the link in the Product Impact section of this advisory. If you install the TPM firmware update first, the Microsoft tool included in the patch that detects if your system is affected will give incorrect results. For Chromebook users, see the information located here.

Lenovo does not have information for other software that may use the TPM (WinMagic, Linux applications, other Windows applications, etc). To determine what steps should be taken to mitigate this issue (if any) without data loss, you should contact your software supplier.

Some systems in the affected list have 2 TPM’s to allow the user to select between TPM 1.2 and TPM 2.0 (Only one of these TPMs can be active). In the case where the Infineon TPM is not the active TPM, the checking and update tools will indicate the system is not affected. If you change the active TPM at some future date, Lenovo recommends that you re-run the checking and update tools to ensure that the TPM firmware is updated in your new configuration.

Even if you are not currently using any software that uses the TPM, Lenovo recommends that you apply the update contained in the link for your product to prevent generation of weakened keys if you install software that uses the TPM in the future.

Product Impact:
Lenovo is urgently working on qualifying and applying the fixes provided by Infineon on supported systems. Please continue to refer to this advisory to identify fixes as they are posted for your systems.
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Read more: RSA Keys Generated by Infineon TPMs are Insecure

ReeeeallyThough · Jul 11, 2018

TPM update

Don't know if this is the right place for this thread but whatever, laptop informed me that " a firmware update is needed for you security processor (TPM)," now, i looked up what to do and from a microsoft support thing, the last step says to clear the tpm. it has a warning saying to back up my data, i would like to know what clearing the tpm does, and what measures i need to take to make sure nothing goes wrong.

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