linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 12/12] IMA: Use the the system trusted keyrings instead of .ima

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Date:	Fri, 01 Apr 2016 15:06:43 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
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Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 12/12] IMA: Use the the system trusted keyrings instead of .ima_mok [ver #3]

David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com> wrote:

> The three choice options I implemented don't exactly provide new features.
> Firstly:
> 
> 	config IMA_LOAD_X509
> 
> allow keys to be loaded in at compile time,

Ah - I think I'm labouring under a slight misapprehension here.  IMA_LOAD_X509
doesn't load keys at compile time, but rather the kernel loads a file by name
when booting, right?

David