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

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Date:	Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:27:07 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, herbert@...dor.hengli.com.au,
	pjones@...hat.com, jwboyer@...hat.com,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, keyrings@...ux-nfs.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Asymmetric keys and module signing

On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 5:46 AM, Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au> wrote:
> You previously wrote:
>> You can't compare them that easily.  One has a FIPS-mode panic and the other
>> doesn't.  Do we want to panic if we reject an unsigned module in enforcing
>> mode when we're in FIPS mode?
>
> It's a line ball, but I think consistency wins.  Not a validly signed
> module => panic.

Just wondering, what's the advantage of doing panic over just
rejecting the module?
Panic is a DoS?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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