linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/12] One more attempt at useful kernel lockdown

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Date:	Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:48:20 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
CC:	David Lang <david@...g.hm>, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@...ula.com>,
	Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>,
	"Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu" <Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-efi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"jmorris@...ei.org" <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	"linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org" 
	<linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/12] One more attempt at useful kernel lockdown

On 09/10/2013 04:43 PM, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> 
> Why invent yet another method of verifying the integrity of a file based
> on a signature?  Why not use the existing method for appraising files?
> Just create a new integrity hook at the appropriate place.
> 

What would the deliverables be from the hardware vendor and what tools
would you expect them to need on their end?

	-hpa


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