linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 2/2] initramfs with digital signature protection

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Date:	Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:08:50 -0500
From:	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Peter Jones <pjones@...hat.com>
Cc:	Dmitry Kasatkin <dmitry.kasatkin@...el.com>,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC 2/2] initramfs with digital signature protection

On Tue, 2013-02-05 at 13:03 -0500, Peter Jones wrote:

> It's not clear to me why we need this encapsulation - wouldn't it be
> better to add another [pointer,size] pair to the bootloader protocol
> with a structure like:

https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/1/30/68 was in response to the assumption
that the initramfs is measured/appraised.  These patches attempt to
address those concerns.

Mimi

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