linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] modsign enhancement

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Date:   Mon, 12 Mar 2018 14:28:25 +0100
From:   Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>
To:     Jia Zhang <zhang.jia@...ux.alibaba.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] modsign enhancement

+++ Jia Zhang [08/03/18 12:26 +0800]:
>This patch series allows to disable module validity enforcement
>in runtime through /sys/kernel/security/modsign/enforce interface.
>
>Assuming CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_FORCE=y, here are the instructions to
>disable the validity enforcement.
>
># cat /sys/kernel/security/modsign/enforce
># echo -n 0 > data
># openssl smime -sign -nocerts -noattr -binary -in data \
>    -inkey <system_trusted_key> -signer <cert> -outform der \
>    -out /sys/kernel/security/modsign/enforce
>
>Now enable enforcement again on demand.
>
># echo 1 > /sys/kernel/security/modsign/enforce
>
>Changelog:
>v2:
>- Support to disable validity enforcement in runtime.

NAK - please use /sys/module/module/parameters/sig_enforce.

And I would rather keep this parameter bool_enable_only, plain and simple.
What use case do you have/why would you want to disable signature
enforcement - after having enabled it - during runtime?  None of this
is explained nor justified in the cover letter.

Thanks,

Jessica