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@ -99,8 +99,13 @@ A common theme in TPMs is the use of digests, and hash extension digests
in particular, as a stand-in for large entities that cannot exist at in particular, as a stand-in for large entities that cannot exist at
once on the TPM. once on the TPM.
We'll discuss at least two such large entities: event logs, and TPMs use digests as stand-ins for large entities of various types:
policies.
- eventlogs
- policies
- auditing
We'll discuss at least two of those: event logs, and policies.
## Platform Configuration Registers (PCRs) ## Platform Configuration Registers (PCRs)
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... ...
``` ```
Note that every key has a parent or is a primary key. Note that every key has a parent or is a primary key, and every key can
have zero, one, or more children.
There are three built-in hierarchies: There are three built-in hierarchies: