linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MODSIGN: Change default key details

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Message-ID: <alpine.LRH.2.11.1502201148450.14785@namei.org>
Date:	Fri, 20 Feb 2015 11:49:39 +1100 (AEDT)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, keyrings@...ux-nfs.org,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MODSIGN: Change default key details

On Mon, 16 Feb 2015, David Howells wrote:

> Change default key details to be more obviously unspecified.
> 
> Reported-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> ---
> 
>  kernel/Makefile |    6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
> index 1408b3353a3c..11efbfa542a9 100644
> --- a/kernel/Makefile
> +++ b/kernel/Makefile
> @@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ x509.genkey:
>  	@echo >>x509.genkey "x509_extensions = myexts"
>  	@echo >>x509.genkey
>  	@echo >>x509.genkey "[ req_distinguished_name ]"
> -	@echo >>x509.genkey "O = Magrathea"
> -	@echo >>x509.genkey "CN = Glacier signing key"
> -	@echo >>x509.genkey "emailAddress = slartibartfast@...rathea.h2g2"
> +	@echo >>x509.genkey "#O = Unspecified company"
> +	@echo >>x509.genkey "CN = Build time autogenerated kernel key"
> +	@echo >>x509.genkey "#emailAddress = unspecified.user@...pecified.company"
>  	@echo >>x509.genkey
>  	@echo >>x509.genkey "[ myexts ]"
>  	@echo >>x509.genkey "basicConstraints=critical,CA:FALSE"

Acked-by: James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>


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James Morris
<jmorris@...ei.org>

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