linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 4/5] crypto: Adds user space interface for ALG_SET_KEY

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Date:   Wed, 24 Apr 2019 20:30:35 +0200
From:   Stephan Mueller <smueller@...onox.de>
To:     Kalyani Akula <kalyania@...inx.com>
Cc:     "herbert@...dor.apana.org.au" <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org" <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 4/5] crypto: Adds user space interface for ALG_SET_KEY_TYPE

Am Montag, 22. April 2019, 11:17:55 CEST schrieb Kalyani Akula:

Hi Kalyani,

> > Besides, seem to be more a key handling issue. Wouldn't it make sense to
> > rather have such issue solved with key rings than in the kernel crypto
> > API?
> 
> [kalyani] Can you please elaborate on this further ?

The kernel has a keyring support in security/keys which has a user space 
interface with keyutils. That interface is commonly used for any sort of key 
manipulation.

Ciao
Stephan