linux-kernel - Re: MODSIGN without RTC?

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Message-ID: <E1U3WSI-00023L-QG@bigred.inka.de>
Date:	Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:44:18 +0100
From:	Olaf Titz <olaf@...red.inka.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: MODSIGN without RTC?

> Another option would be to make a configure option to just ignore the
> date. I'm not sure if I would like to use MODSIGN when I have to fear
> that the machine wouldn't start when the RTC fails or got set to a wrong
> date.

Or just ignore the date unconditionally. After all, when a certificate
check fails due to out-of-validity-period, then you can always "fix"
that by appropriately setting the clock. So for security, in this
application, the date check is outright useless.

Olaf
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