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tpm_setactive

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TPM Management - tpm_setactive

NAME

tpm_setactive - change TPM active states

SYNOPSIS

tpm_setactive [ OPTION ]

DESCRIPTION

tpm_setactive reports the status of the TPM’s flags regarding the active state of the TPM. This is the default behavior and also accessible via the --status option. Requesting a report of this status prompts for the owner password. The --active option changes the TPM to the active state (via the TPM_PhysicalSetDeactivated API). This operation requires evidence of physical presence, is persistent and requires a reboot to take effect. The --inactive option (via the TPM_PhysicalSetDeactivated API) changes the TPM to the inactive state. This operation requires evidence of physical presence, is persistent and requires a reboot to take effect. An inactive TPM is essentially off but still allows for a tpm_takeownership to occur. The --temp option causes deactivation (via the TPM_SetTempDeactivated API) to happen immediately but only endure for the current boot cycle. The --status , --active , --inactive , and --temp options are mutually exclusive and the last one on the command line will be carried out.
-h
, --help

Display command usage info.

-v , --version

Display command version info.

-l , --log [none|error|info|debug]

Set logging level.

-u , --unicode

Use TSS UNICODE encoding for passwords to comply with applications using TSS popup boxes

-s , --status

Report the status of flags regarding the TPM active states.

-a , --active

Make the TPM active. Operation is persistent, requires phyiscal presence to authorize, and a reboot to take effect.

-i , --inactive

Make the TPM inactive. Operation is persistent, requires phyiscal presence to authorize, and a reboot to take effect.

-t , --temp

Makes the TPM inactive for the current boot cycle only.

-z , --well-known

Authenticate using 20 bytes of zeros as owner password (the default TSS Well Known Secret), instead of prompting for an owner password.

SEE ALSO

tpm_version (1), tpm_setpresence (8), tpm_takeownership (8), tpm_setenable (8), tcsd (8)

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <trousers-users@lists.sourceforge.net>