linux-kernel - Re: Linux Firmware Signing

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Message-ID: <1441039536.2647.73.camel@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:45:36 -0400
From:	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
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Subject: Re: Linux Firmware Signing

On Mon, 2015-08-31 at 17:05 +0100, David Woodhouse wrote:
> On Mon, 2015-08-31 at 10:18 -0400, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> > I'm not real happy about it, but since we can't break the existing ABI
> > of loading data into the kernel via a buffer, a stop gap method of
> > signing and verifying a buffer would be needed.
> 
> Actually I think we can. The usermode helper is already being phased
> out.

Right.  The discussion has moved beyond just firmware, but to policies
and other things the kernel consumes.

Mimi

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