linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 10/8] modsign: Allow password to be specified for signing key

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Date:	Tue, 19 May 2015 15:14:03 -0400
From:	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	mmarek@...e.cz, mjg59@...f.ucam.org, keyrings@...ux-nfs.org,
	dmitry.kasatkin@...il.com, mcgrof@...e.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, seth.forshee@...onical.com,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/8] modsign: Allow password to be specified for
 signing key

On Tue, 2015-05-19 at 19:48 +0100, David Howells wrote:
> Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
> > Definitely better.  (FYI, Dmitry's modsig patches from 2012 used the
> > keyring for safely storing a password. )

Without the environment variable set, there's a pop up prompt to enter
the pin.  A pain to have to enter for each and every kernel module, but
definitely a nice option.

> Can I add that as a reviewed-by for Dave?

Sure

Mimi

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