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On 02/21/2014 02:07 PM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
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> i was trying to be delicate, but what i was told is that being
> manufactured in china was enough to make them ineligible for entry
> into secure US military installations. you can make of that
On Fri, 21 Feb 2014, CS DBA wrote:
> On 2/21/14, 11:54 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > On Fri, 21 Feb 2014, CS DBA wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All;
> > >
> > > I just ordered a Lenovo Thinkpad W540,
> > >
> > > the specs list this:
> >
There's no need to be concerned. You're conflating a few different issues.
The security chip is a TPM, and they have been fairly common for several
years. It just allows secure key storage for software that might need it. A
TPM won't get in your way.
The other issue is UEFI Secur
On Feb 21, 2014, at 11:50 AM, CS DBA wrote:
> Hi All;
>
> I just ordered a Lenovo Thinkpad W540,
>
>
> the specs list this:
> Security Chip 2 Security Chip Enabled
>
>
> I plan to run Fedora 20 on it. Is this something I should be concerned about
2014-02-21 19:58 GMT+01:00 CS DBA :
> On 2/21/14, 11:54 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 21 Feb 2014, CS DBA wrote:
>>
>> Hi All;
>>>
>>> I just ordered a Lenovo Thinkpad W540,
>>>
>>> the specs list this:
>>> Sec
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On 02/21/2014 01:50 PM, CS DBA wrote:
> Hi All;
>
> I just ordered a Lenovo Thinkpad W540,
>
>
> the specs list this: Security Chip 2 Security Chip
> Enabled
>
>
> I plan to run Fedora 20 on it.
On 2/21/14, 11:54 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
On Fri, 21 Feb 2014, CS DBA wrote:
Hi All;
I just ordered a Lenovo Thinkpad W540,
the specs list this:
Security Chip 2 Security Chip Enabled
I plan to run Fedora 20 on it. Is this something I should be
concerned about? Can it be
* is even allowed into
> the building with a lenovo laptop -- they are considered that
> insecure/compromised.
>
> no idea if this relates to your security chip question, but i
> thought i'd share that.
I worked in a SCF with the Air Force and according to the officers I
knew t
On Fri, 21 Feb 2014, CS DBA wrote:
> Hi All;
>
> I just ordered a Lenovo Thinkpad W540,
>
> the specs list this:
> Security Chip 2 Security Chip Enabled
>
> I plan to run Fedora 20 on it. Is this something I should be
> concerned about? Can it be disabled i
Hi All;
I just ordered a Lenovo Thinkpad W540,
the specs list this:
Security Chip 2 Security Chip Enabled
I plan to run Fedora 20 on it. Is this something I should be concerned
about? Can it be disabled in the bios?
Thanks in advance...
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