Mathias Tausig, information security consultant at SBA Research, is giving a talk titled “The TPM and You – How (and Why) to Actually Make Use of Your TPM” at the NDC Security Conference, taking place from 4–5 March 2026 in Oslo, Norway.
Abstract
There is a common saying that “every problem in cryptography can be reduced to key management problem”. What if we could make life easier for us in this area?
TPMs (Trusted Platform Modules) have been a fixed part of every standard PC for many years, providing all users with a “free” hardware that can be used for all kinds of cryptography.
They are already widely in use by most operating systems and firmwares, but haven’t really found usage for userspace applications yet.
This talk elaborates why this is the case and how to change this fact. We are going to discuss the capabilities of a TPM and demonstrate them live with a sample application, a TOTP client which stores its secrets securely.
Speaker
Mathias Tausig is a trained mathematician and has professional experience as a Security Officer, developer, sysadmin, as well as a university lecturer for IT security. He is currently working as a Security Consultant, focusing on penetration testing, trainings, and application security. As a speaker, he has appeared at events such as heise devSec, sec4dev, WeAreDevelopers, Linuxwochen, and the CCC Easterhegg.
About the Conference
The conference series started in Norway and run multiple events (like NDC Oslo, NDC Security, etc.). The conferences focus on software development, architecture, and security, bringing together developers and industry experts for talks, workshops, and deep-dive sessions. The NDC Security 2026 is a 4-day event with 2-days of deep-dive workshops, followed by 2 full days of conference sessions.
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