Wednesday, February 10, 2010

ProtectKeyWithTPM Method of the Win32_EncryptableVolume Class (Windows)

ProtectKeyWithTPM Method of the Win32_EncryptableVolume Class (Windows)
A platform validation profile consists of a set of Platform Configuration Register (PCR) indices ranging from 0 to 23, inclusive. Repeat values in the parameter are ignored. Each PCR index is associated with components that run when the operating system starts. Each time the computer starts, the TPM will check that the components you specified in the platform validation profile have not changed. If any of these components change while BitLocker Drive Encryption (BDE) protection remains on, the TPM will not release the encryption key to unlock the disk volume and the computer will enter into recovery mode.
If this parameter is specified while the corresponding Group Policy setting has been enabled, it must match the Group Policy setting.
If this parameter is not specified, the default of 0, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, and 11 is used. The default platform validation profile secures the encryption key against changes to the Core Root of Trust of Measurement (CRTM), BIOS, and Platform Extensions (PCR 0), Option ROM Code (PCR 2), the Master Boot Record (MBR) Code (PCR 4), the Master Boot Record (MBR) Partition Table (PCR 5), the NTFS Boot Sector (PCR 8), the NTFS Boot Code (PCR 9), the Boot Manager (PCR 10), and the BitLocker Drive Encryption Access Control (PCR 11). For the security of your computer, we recommend the default profile. For additional protection against early startup configuration changes, use a profile of PCRs 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11.

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