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Subject: Re: nx-bit and TPM
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Igor <runixd@gmail.com> writes:
> I'm was looking through handbook and wikipedia and it appears FreeBSD
> doesn't support hardware (nor software) nx bit.
> There also doesn't seem to be any support for TPM (Trusted Platform Modul=
e).

I believe NX support was never implemented because Intel's version of
AMD64 didn't support it.  As for TPM, I don't see the point.

DES
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Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no