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About Virtual Trusted Platform Module
AVirtual Trusted Platform Module(vTPM) is a
software-based representation of a physical Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0
chip. With the vTPM feature, you can add a TPM 2.0 virtual cryptoprocessor to a
virtual machine. This vTPM support is now available on Google Cloud VMware Engine.
Default Key Provideror External KMs can be used to
create vTPMs. It is best practice to make a key provider the default KMS before
creating a vTPM.
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