[Vogtinator]

> That said, it does require more care when you do OS updates or UEFI updates to remember to update the TPM sealed secret with the new measurements. Windows and Linux both have the former automated so it should generally be fine.

Yep, this can be a pain also in regards to firmware bugs (broken TCG event log anyone?). In the worst case you need to enter the recovery key or if you know in advance, exclude some component from measurement temporarily while supervising the next boot. If something goes wrong with the trust chain like a key got revoked but the bootloader didn't update correctly, you end up with an unbootable device and can't even go back easily.

> UEFI updates can also be a problem if they wipe the TPM as part of the update and thus destroy the sealed secret entirely (as my PC mobo does).

Ouch, that's bad design. The firmware is measured into the TPM on boot so there's no reason to do that..

[Arnavion]

Yeah, every time I update the UEFI it pops up a warning that the TPM will be cleared and I better have disabled Windows Bootlocker before I did this. The warning also goes away within a fraction of a second because the PC reboots which is not nearly enough time to read it, and I only know what it says because I've updated the UEFI enough times to be able to piece it together. Weird.

It might just be a warning to cover their asses; ie it doesn't actually clear the TPM but they don't want to be responsible for your un-unlockable drive in case it does. I don't actually use the TPM for measured boot or anything else so I haven't checked.

In any case, UEFI updates are relatively common right now (once every couple of months or so) because it's a relatively new mobo (AM5), and because AMD is about to release new CPUs that requires corresponding AGESA etc updates. It'll probably become less frequent in a few years.