NAME¶

tpm2_startup - Send a TPM2_Startup command with either TPM_SU_CLEAR or TPM_SU_STATE.

SYNOPSIS¶

tpm2_startup [ COMMON OPTIONS ] [ TCTI OPTIONS ] [ --clear|--state ]

Send a TPM2_Startup command, with the startupType set to TPM_SU_CLEAR using the specified TCTI.

DESCRIPTION¶

tpm2_send_command is a command line tool used to send a TPM command to the TPM. The command is read from stdin as a binary stream and transmitted to the TPM using the TCTI specified by the caller. The response received from the TPM is written to stdout. Likely the caller will want to redirect this to a file or into a program to decode and display the response in a human readable form.

OPTIONS¶

-c, --clear

Startup type sent will be TPM_SU_CLEAR.

-s, --state

Startup type sent will be TPM2_SU_STATE.

[COMMON OPTIONS ]

This collection of options are common to many programs and provide information that many users may expect.

-h, --help

Display a manual describing the tool and its usage.

-v, --version

Display version information for this tool.

-V, --verbose

Increase the information that the tool prints to the console during its execution.

[TCTI OPTIONS ]

This collection of options are used to configure the varous TCTI modules available.

-T, --tcti

Select the TCTI used for communication with the next component down the TSS stack. In most configurations this will be the TPM but it could be a simulator or proxy. Supported TCTIs are or “device” or “socket” .

-d, --device-file

Specify the TPM device file for use by the device TCTI. The default is /dev/tpm0.

-R, --socket-address

Specify the domain name or IP address used by the socket TCTI. The default is 127.0.0.1.

-p, --socket-port

Specify the port number used by the socket TCTI. The default is 2321.

ENVIRONMENT¶

ENVIRONMENT: TCTI

This collection of environment variables that may be used to configure the varous TCTI modules available. The values passed through these variables can be overridden on a per-command basis using the available command line options.

TPM2TOOLS_TCTI_NAME

Select the TCTI used for communication with the next component down the TSS stack. In most configurations this will be the TPM but it could be a simulator or proxy. See 'OPTIONS' section for the names of supported TCTIs.

TPM2TOOLS_DEVICE_FILE

Specify the TPM device file for use by the device TCTI.

TPM2TOOLS_SOCKET_ADDRESS

Specify the domain name or IP address used by the socket TCTI.

TPM2TOOLS_SOCKET_PORT

Specify the port number used by the socket TCTI.