In a nutshell, the TPM is a dedicated piece of hardware on your motherboard that allows for safe computer use and authentication. Well, except if you have fTPM or TPP. fTPM and PTT fTPM (firmware TPM) and PTT (Platform Trust Technology) are AMD and Intel’s respective names for “firmwa...
What are fTPM and PTT? Some Intel and AMD processors have “soft” TPM systems, known as fTPM or PTT. These TPM systems are integrated into the processor’s firmware. There is a difference between the two, however. Intel’s built-in TPM system is known as PTT, and AMD’s i...
For desktop computers, the firmware-based trusted platform is also available since 8th-generation Intel and AMD Zen. However, the default setting for most AMD boards and Intel chipsets before the 12thgeneration Alder Lake isdisabled. To use TPM, users must manually enable fTPM (AMD) o...