linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] Second attempt at kernel secure boot support

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Message-ID: <20121031171048.GA17163@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:10:48 +0000
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Second attempt at kernel secure boot support

On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 05:03:34PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:55:04 +0100 (CET)
> Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz> wrote:
> > Prepare (as a root) a hand-crafted image, reboot, let the kernel resume 
> > from that artificial image.
> 
> It's not signed. It won't reboot from that image.

The kernel is signed. The kernel doesn't check the signature on the 
suspend image.

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Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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