linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Crypto keys and module signing

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Date:	Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:20:14 -0800
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
CC:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, keyrings@...ux-nfs.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dmitry.kasatkin@...el.com,
	zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Crypto keys and module signing

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On 12/9/2011 1:17 AM, David Howells wrote:
> James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org> wrote:
> 
>>> Could you pull my module signing code into the security tree?
>>> The patches can be viewed here:
>> 
>> I'm getting this build error:
>> 
>> make[1]: *** No rule to make target `kernel.pub', needed by 
>> `kernel/modsign-pubkey.o'.  Stop.
> 
> If you turn module signing on, you have to supply keys for it to
> sign things with and to later verify the signature...
> 
> I wonder what the best way to deal with that is...  I guess make
> allyesconfig and make allmodconfig are going to break otherwise.

the best way to deal is to have KBUILD generate a key on demand ;-)

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