linux-kernel - Re: [Part2 PATCH v5.1 12.6/31] crypto: ccp: Implement SEV_PDH

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Message-ID: <20171012202333.zaqqcn2ktev33uyz@pd.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 12 Oct 2017 22:23:33 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:     Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
Cc:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        Gary Hook <gary.hook@....com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Part2 PATCH v5.1 12.6/31] crypto: ccp: Implement SEV_PDH_GEN
 ioctl command

On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 03:21:04PM -0500, Brijesh Singh wrote:
> We need to follow the platform state machine logic defined in SEV spec
> section 5.1.2. The PEK_GEN can not be issued when platform is in WORKING
> state because the command actually re-generate the identity of the
> platform itself (in other words re-generate the Platform Endorsement
> Key). Whereas, the PDH_GEN command is used for re-generating Platform
> Diffie-Hellman Key which can be changed while the guest is running.

I see.

So the proposition to carve out and split the platform *init commands
might come in handy here too...

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    Boris.

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