linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] X.509: Fix test for self-signed certificate

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Date:	Fri, 26 Feb 2016 13:51:51 +0100
From:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.com>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] X.509: Fix test for self-signed certificate

On 2016-02-24 15:54, David Howells wrote:
> Hi Michal,
> 
> I have the attached patch already in my queue.
> 
> David
> ---
> commit d19fcb825912c67e09e0575b95accaa42899e07f
> Author: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> Date:   Wed Feb 24 14:37:54 2016 +0000
> 
>     X.509: Don't treat self-signed keys specially

Hi David,

this solves my problem too, obviously. I thought the signature check for
self-signed certificates was a sort of consistency check.

Thanks,
Michal