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Step one for any kind of serious data extraction project would be to make a bit-for-bit duplicate of the origin.

Thankfully a lot of data extraction projects serious enough to beat somebody with a hammer are not serious enough to tamper with TPM.

That scenario only works out in your favor if you prefer severe injury or death over disclosing the secret.

I'm sure that it adds a certain zen aspect to interrogation technique resistance.

That's worthless, they will copy the drive before trying anything.

What if you don't store the keys on the drive?

The downside is they will keep hitting you with that hammer :(

Unfortunately they'd most likely do that even if you could give them the keys :(