What's the real-world usage of a TPM module?

[Digimer]

On 05/20/2013 03:18 AM, Fernando Cassia wrote:
> Since my last system includes a TPM I'm curious as to what is the real
> world usage of it in Linux.
> I've read that Truecrypt choose not to use TPMs....
>
> So, anything else? using it to encrypt my Mozilla password store?
>
> I have to say that the first result of a Google search seems a bit
> convoluted and intimidating to the uninitiated
> https://www.grounation.org/index.php?post/2008/07/04/8-how-to-use-a-tpm-with-linux
>
> TIA for your collective wisdom...
> FC

I find this interesting. I wounder if it can be used to store the 
passphrase for LUKS encrypted partitions... Anyone on Fedora tried this?

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