Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v13) — Question 78

What piece of hardware on a computer’s motherboard generates encryption keys and only releases a part of the key so that decrypting a disk on a new piece of hardware is not possible?

Answer options

• A. CPU
• B. UEFI
• C. GPU
• D. TPM

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, TPM (Trusted Platform Module), which is designed to securely generate and store encryption keys. The other options, such as CPU, UEFI, and GPU, do not have the specialized functionality of securely managing encryption keys in a way that restricts their use across different hardware.