ASUS B121A1 Manuel D’Utilisation

ASUS Eee Slate

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The TPM, or Trusted Platform Module, is a security hardware device on the 

system board that will hold computer-generated keys for encryption. It is 

a hardware-based solution that an help avoid attacks by hackers looking 

to capture passwords and encryption keys to sensitive data. The TPM 

provides the ability to Eee Slate to run applications more secure and to make 

transactions and communication more trustworthy.
The security features provided by the TPM are internally supported by 

the following cryptographic capabilities of each TPM: hashing, random 

number generation, asymmetric key generation, and asymmetric 

encryption/decryption. Each individual TPM on each individual computer 

system has a unique signature initialized during the silicon manufacturing 

process that further enhances its trust/security effectiveness. Each 

individual TPM must have an Owner before it is useful as a security device. 

TPM is useful for any customer that is interested in providing an addition 

layer of security to the computer system. The TPM, when bundled with an 

optional security software package, can provide overall system security, 

file protection capabilities and protect against email/privacy concerns. 

TPM helps provide security that can be stronger than that contained in the 

system BIOS, operating system, or any non-TPM application.