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		wmf 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The GPU, not the TPM, is the root of hardware DRM I notice you said "can" and "if". Does DRM actually use the TPM or not?

ntqvm 9 months ago [–]

Depends on your definition. If you count video game anti-cheating software as DRM, the answer is yes. Apart from that, I’ve only currently seen TPMs used as a hardware identifier (in the same way a monitor serial is) for software licensing. The capability does exist however.

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