linux-kernel - [PATCH] MODSIGN: Change default key details [ver #2]

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Message-ID: <20150430135843.20271.47526.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk>
Date:	Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:58:43 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	keyrings@...ux-nfs.org, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dhowells@...hat.com,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>, sedat.dilek@...il.com
Subject: [PATCH] MODSIGN: Change default key details [ver #2]

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

 Documentation/module-signing.txt |    6 +++---
 kernel/Makefile                  |    6 +++---
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/module-signing.txt b/Documentation/module-signing.txt
index 09c2382ad055..c72702ec1ded 100644
--- a/Documentation/module-signing.txt
+++ b/Documentation/module-signing.txt
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ Most notably, in the x509.genkey file, the req_distinguished_name section
 should be altered from the default:
 
 	[ req_distinguished_name ]
-	O = Magrathea
-	CN = Glacier signing key
-	emailAddress = slartibartfast@...rathea.h2g2
+	#O = Unspecified company
+	CN = Build time autogenerated kernel key
+	#emailAddress = unspecified.user@...pecified.company
 
 The generated RSA key size can also be set with:
 
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 0f8f8b0bc1bf..60c302cfb4d3 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ 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"

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