1tpm2_setprimarypolicy(1) General Commands Manual tpm2_setprimarypolicy(1)
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6 tpm2_setprimarypolicy(1) - Sets the authorization policy for the lock‐
7 out (lockoutPolicy), the platform hierarchy (platformPolicy), the stor‐
8 age hierarchy (ownerPolicy), and the endorsement hierarchy (endorse‐
9 mentPolicy).
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12 tpm2_setprimarypolicy [OPTIONS]
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15 tpm2_setprimarypolicy(1) - Sets the authorization policy for the lock‐
16 out (lockoutPolicy), the platform hierarchy (platformPolicy), the stor‐
17 age hierarchy (ownerPolicy), and the endorsement hierarchy (endorse‐
18 mentPolicy).
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21 These options control creating the policy authorization session:
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23 • -C, --hierarchy=OBJECT:
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25 Specifies the hierarchy whose authorization policy is to be setup.
26 It can be specified as o|p|e|l
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28 • -P, --auth=AUTH:
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30 Specifies the authorization value for the hierarchy.
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32 • -L, --policy=FILE:
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34 The file path of the authorization policy data.
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36 • -g, --hash-algorithm=ALGORITHM:
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38 The hash algorithm used in computation of the policy digest.
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40 • --cphash=FILE
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42 File path to record the hash of the command parameters. This is com‐
43 monly termed as cpHash. NOTE: When this option is selected, The tool
44 will not actually execute the command, it simply returns a cpHash.
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46 References
48 The type of a context object, whether it is a handle or file name, is
49 determined according to the following logic in-order:
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51 • If the argument is a file path, then the file is loaded as a restored
52 TPM transient object.
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54 • If the argument is a prefix match on one of:
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56 • owner: the owner hierarchy
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58 • platform: the platform hierarchy
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60 • endorsement: the endorsement hierarchy
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62 • lockout: the lockout control persistent object
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64 • If the argument argument can be loaded as a number it will be treat
65 as a handle, e.g. 0x81010013 and used directly.OBJECT.
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68 Authorization for use of an object in TPM2.0 can come in 3 different
69 forms: 1. Password 2. HMAC 3. Sessions
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71 NOTE: "Authorizations default to the EMPTY PASSWORD when not speci‐
72 fied".
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74 Passwords
75 Passwords are interpreted in the following forms below using prefix
76 identifiers.
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78 Note: By default passwords are assumed to be in the string form when
79 they do not have a prefix.
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81 String
82 A string password, specified by prefix "str:" or it's absence (raw
83 string without prefix) is not interpreted, and is directly used for au‐
84 thorization.
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86 Examples
87 foobar
88 str:foobar
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90 Hex-string
91 A hex-string password, specified by prefix "hex:" is converted from a
92 hexidecimal form into a byte array form, thus allowing passwords with
93 non-printable and/or terminal un-friendly characters.
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95 Example
96 hex:0x1122334455667788
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98 File
99 A file based password, specified be prefix "file:" should be the path
100 of a file containing the password to be read by the tool or a "-" to
101 use stdin. Storing passwords in files prevents information leakage,
102 passwords passed as options can be read from the process list or common
103 shell history features.
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105 Examples
106 # to use stdin and be prompted
107 file:-
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109 # to use a file from a path
110 file:path/to/password/file
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112 # to echo a password via stdin:
113 echo foobar | tpm2_tool -p file:-
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115 # to use a bash here-string via stdin:
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117 tpm2_tool -p file:- <<< foobar
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119 Sessions
120 When using a policy session to authorize the use of an object, prefix
121 the option argument with the session keyword. Then indicate a path to
122 a session file that was created with tpm2_startauthsession(1). Option‐
123 ally, if the session requires an auth value to be sent with the session
124 handle (eg policy password), then append a + and a string as described
125 in the Passwords section.
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127 Examples
128 To use a session context file called session.ctx.
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130 session:session.ctx
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132 To use a session context file called session.ctx AND send the authvalue
133 mypassword.
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135 session:session.ctx+mypassword
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137 To use a session context file called session.ctx AND send the HEX auth‐
138 value 0x11223344.
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140 session:session.ctx+hex:11223344
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142 PCR Authorizations
143 You can satisfy a PCR policy using the "pcr:" prefix and the PCR mini‐
144 language. The PCR minilanguage is as follows:
145 <pcr-spec>=<raw-pcr-file>
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147 The PCR spec is documented in in the section "PCR bank specifiers".
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149 The raw-pcr-file is an optional the output of the raw PCR contents as
150 returned by tpm2_pcrread(1).
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152 PCR bank specifiers (common/pcr.md)
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154 Examples
155 To satisfy a PCR policy of sha256 on banks 0, 1, 2 and 3 use a specifi‐
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158 pcr:sha256:0,1,2,3
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160 specifying AUTH.
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163 Options that take algorithms support "nice-names".
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165 There are two major algorithm specification string classes, simple and
166 complex. Only certain algorithms will be accepted by the TPM, based on
167 usage and conditions.
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169 Simple specifiers
170 These are strings with no additional specification data. When creating
171 objects, non-specified portions of an object are assumed to defaults.
172 You can find the list of known "Simple Specifiers Below".
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174 Asymmetric
175 • rsa
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177 • ecc
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179 Symmetric
180 • aes
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182 • camellia
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184 Hashing Algorithms
185 • sha1
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187 • sha256
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189 • sha384
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191 • sha512
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193 • sm3_256
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195 • sha3_256
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197 • sha3_384
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199 • sha3_512
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201 Keyed Hash
202 • hmac
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204 • xor
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206 Signing Schemes
207 • rsassa
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209 • rsapss
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211 • ecdsa
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213 • ecdaa
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215 • ecschnorr
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217 Asymmetric Encryption Schemes
218 • oaep
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220 • rsaes
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222 • ecdh
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224 Modes
225 • ctr
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227 • ofb
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229 • cbc
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231 • cfb
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233 • ecb
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235 Misc
236 • null
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238 Complex Specifiers
239 Objects, when specified for creation by the TPM, have numerous algo‐
240 rithms to populate in the public data. Things like type, scheme and
241 asymmetric details, key size, etc. Below is the general format for
242 specifying this data: <type>:<scheme>:<symmetric-details>
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244 Type Specifiers
245 This portion of the complex algorithm specifier is required. The re‐
246 maining scheme and symmetric details will default based on the type
247 specified and the type of the object being created.
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249 • aes - Default AES: aes128
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251 • aes128<mode> - 128 bit AES with optional mode (ctr|ofb|cbc|cfb|ecb).
252 If mode is not specified, defaults to null.
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254 • aes192<mode> - Same as aes128<mode>, except for a 192 bit key size.
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256 • aes256<mode> - Same as aes128<mode>, except for a 256 bit key size.
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258 • ecc - Elliptical Curve, defaults to ecc256.
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260 • ecc192 - 192 bit ECC
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262 • ecc224 - 224 bit ECC
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264 • ecc256 - 256 bit ECC
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266 • ecc384 - 384 bit ECC
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268 • ecc521 - 521 bit ECC
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270 • rsa - Default RSA: rsa2048
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272 • rsa1024 - RSA with 1024 bit keysize.
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274 • rsa2048 - RSA with 2048 bit keysize.
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276 • rsa4096 - RSA with 4096 bit keysize.
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278 Scheme Specifiers
279 Next, is an optional field, it can be skipped.
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281 Schemes are usually Signing Schemes or Asymmetric Encryption Schemes.
282 Most signing schemes take a hash algorithm directly following the sign‐
283 ing scheme. If the hash algorithm is missing, it defaults to sha256.
284 Some take no arguments, and some take multiple arguments.
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286 Hash Optional Scheme Specifiers
287 These scheme specifiers are followed by a dash and a valid hash algo‐
288 rithm, For example: oaep-sha256.
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290 • oaep
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292 • ecdh
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294 • rsassa
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296 • rsapss
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298 • ecdsa
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300 • ecschnorr
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302 Multiple Option Scheme Specifiers
303 This scheme specifier is followed by a count (max size UINT16) then
304 followed by a dash(-) and a valid hash algorithm. * ecdaa For example,
305 ecdaa4-sha256. If no count is specified, it defaults to 4.
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307 No Option Scheme Specifiers
308 This scheme specifier takes NO arguments. * rsaes
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310 Symmetric Details Specifiers
311 This field is optional, and defaults based on the type of object being
312 created and it's attributes. Generally, any valid Symmetric specifier
313 from the Type Specifiers list should work. If not specified, an asym‐
314 metric objects symmetric details defaults to aes128cfb.
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316 Examples
317 Create an rsa2048 key with an rsaes asymmetric encryption scheme
318 tpm2_create -C parent.ctx -G rsa2048:rsaes -u key.pub -r key.priv
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320 Create an ecc256 key with an ecdaa signing scheme with a count of 4
321 and sha384 hash
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323 /tpm2_create -C parent.ctx -G ecc256:ec‐
324 daa4-sha384 -u key.pub -r key.priv cryptographic algorithms ALGORITHM.
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327 This collection of options are common to many programs and provide in‐
328 formation that many users may expect.
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330 • -h, --help=[man|no-man]: Display the tools manpage. By default, it
331 attempts to invoke the manpager for the tool, however, on failure
332 will output a short tool summary. This is the same behavior if the
333 "man" option argument is specified, however if explicit "man" is re‐
334 quested, the tool will provide errors from man on stderr. If the
335 "no-man" option if specified, or the manpager fails, the short op‐
336 tions will be output to stdout.
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338 To successfully use the manpages feature requires the manpages to be
339 installed or on MANPATH, See man(1) for more details.
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341 • -v, --version: Display version information for this tool, supported
342 tctis and exit.
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344 • -V, --verbose: Increase the information that the tool prints to the
345 console during its execution. When using this option the file and
346 line number are printed.
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348 • -Q, --quiet: Silence normal tool output to stdout.
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350 • -Z, --enable-errata: Enable the application of errata fixups. Useful
351 if an errata fixup needs to be applied to commands sent to the TPM.
352 Defining the environment TPM2TOOLS_ENABLE_ERRATA is equivalent. in‐
353 formation many users may expect.
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356 The TCTI or "Transmission Interface" is the communication mechanism
357 with the TPM. TCTIs can be changed for communication with TPMs across
358 different mediums.
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360 To control the TCTI, the tools respect:
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362 1. The command line option -T or --tcti
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364 2. The environment variable: TPM2TOOLS_TCTI.
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366 Note: The command line option always overrides the environment vari‐
367 able.
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369 The current known TCTIs are:
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371 • tabrmd - The resource manager, called tabrmd
372 (https://github.com/tpm2-software/tpm2-abrmd). Note that tabrmd and
373 abrmd as a tcti name are synonymous.
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375 • mssim - Typically used for communicating to the TPM software simula‐
376 tor.
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378 • device - Used when talking directly to a TPM device file.
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380 • none - Do not initalize a connection with the TPM. Some tools allow
381 for off-tpm options and thus support not using a TCTI. Tools that do
382 not support it will error when attempted to be used without a TCTI
383 connection. Does not support ANY options and MUST BE presented as
384 the exact text of "none".
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386 The arguments to either the command line option or the environment
387 variable are in the form:
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389 <tcti-name>:<tcti-option-config>
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391 Specifying an empty string for either the <tcti-name> or <tcti-op‐
392 tion-config> results in the default being used for that portion respec‐
393 tively.
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395 TCTI Defaults
396 When a TCTI is not specified, the default TCTI is searched for using
397 dlopen(3) semantics. The tools will search for tabrmd, device and
398 mssim TCTIs IN THAT ORDER and USE THE FIRST ONE FOUND. You can query
399 what TCTI will be chosen as the default by using the -v option to print
400 the version information. The "default-tcti" key-value pair will indi‐
401 cate which of the aforementioned TCTIs is the default.
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403 Custom TCTIs
404 Any TCTI that implements the dynamic TCTI interface can be loaded. The
405 tools internally use dlopen(3), and the raw tcti-name value is used for
406 the lookup. Thus, this could be a path to the shared library, or a li‐
407 brary name as understood by dlopen(3) semantics.
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410 This collection of options are used to configure the various known TCTI
411 modules available:
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413 • device: For the device TCTI, the TPM character device file for use by
414 the device TCTI can be specified. The default is /dev/tpm0.
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416 Example: -T device:/dev/tpm0 or export TPM2TOOLS_TCTI="de‐
417 vice:/dev/tpm0"
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419 • mssim: For the mssim TCTI, the domain name or IP address and port
420 number used by the simulator can be specified. The default are
421 127.0.0.1 and 2321.
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423 Example: -T mssim:host=localhost,port=2321 or export TPM2TOOLS_TC‐
424 TI="mssim:host=localhost,port=2321"
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426 • abrmd: For the abrmd TCTI, the configuration string format is a se‐
427 ries of simple key value pairs separated by a ',' character. Each
428 key and value string are separated by a '=' character.
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430 • TCTI abrmd supports two keys:
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432 1. 'bus_name' : The name of the tabrmd service on the bus (a
433 string).
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435 2. 'bus_type' : The type of the dbus instance (a string) limited to
436 'session' and 'system'.
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438 Specify the tabrmd tcti name and a config string of bus_name=com.ex‐
439 ample.FooBar:
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441 \--tcti=tabrmd:bus_name=com.example.FooBar
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443 Specify the default (abrmd) tcti and a config string of bus_type=ses‐
444 sion:
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446 \--tcti:bus_type=session
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448 NOTE: abrmd and tabrmd are synonymous. the various known TCTI mod‐
449 ules.
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452 Set a blank authorization policy for endorsement hierarchy
453 tpm2_setprimarypolicy -C e
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456 Tools can return any of the following codes:
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458 • 0 - Success.
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460 • 1 - General non-specific error.
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462 • 2 - Options handling error.
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464 • 3 - Authentication error.
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466 • 4 - TCTI related error.
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468 • 5 - Non supported scheme. Applicable to tpm2_testparams.
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471 Github Issues (https://github.com/tpm2-software/tpm2-tools/issues)
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474 See the Mailing List (https://lists.01.org/mailman/listinfo/tpm2)
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