linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Load keys from signed PE binaries

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFyJFrU2ea+y8BS2tOawYY1DeDzEr4dYO4j8enewd+KHNQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:25:47 -0800
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...hat.com>,
	Peter Jones <pjones@...hat.com>,
	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, keyrings@...ux-nfs.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Load keys from signed PE binaries

On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 10:17 AM, David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> There's a problem with your idea.

You continue to miss the big question:

 - why should the kernel care?

 - why do you bother with the MS keysigning of Linux kernel modules to
begin with?

Your arguments only make sense if you accept those insane assumptions
to begin with. And I don't.

           Linus
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