linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] X.509: Fix certificate gathering again

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Message-ID: <1489.1432677401@warthog.procyon.org.uk>
Date:	Tue, 26 May 2015 22:56:41 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Petko Manolov <petkan@...-labs.com>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, aricart@...nix.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, sedat.dilek@...il.com,
	keyrings@...ux-nfs.org, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, james.l.morris@...cle.com,
	dwmw2@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] X.509: Fix certificate gathering again

Petko Manolov <petkan@...-labs.com> wrote:

> >+Beyond the public key generated specifically for module signing,
> 
> I think this should be "private", not "public" key. The modules are signed
> with the private key...

No.  Private keys aren't added to the keyring.  The title of the section is
"Public keys in the kernel".

David
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