HW-based cryptographic processors

Question 1

TPM

Answer 1

Trusted Platform Module
Hardware-based cryptographic processing component that is a part of the motherboard.

Question 2

PAM

Answer 2

Pluggable Authentication Module
A device that looks like a USB thumb drive and is used as a software key in cryptography.

Question 3

FDE

Answer 3

Full Disk Encryption
Can be hardware or software-based.

Question 4

AES

Answer 4

Advanced Encryption System
A cryptographic algorithm.