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

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Message-ID: <20130226223555.GK4503@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:35:55 +0000
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Peter Jones <pjones@...hat.com>
Cc:	Florian Weimer <fw@...eb.enyo.de>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...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 Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 04:40:53PM -0500, Peter Jones wrote:

> It prevents a form of malware which exists in the wild.  I think that's
> enough reason to want *something*, though SB isn't necessarily what
> we'd have dreamed of.  Nevertheless, SB is what we've got, and as such
> is why we've been working on how to use it meaningfully.

*snerk*

"We need to do something.  This is something.  Let's do it"
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