linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] SCSI RDMA PROTOCOL (SRP) TARGET: Replace HTTP links with HTTPS ones

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Date:   Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:50:31 -0300
From:   Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>
To:     "Alexander A. Klimov" <grandmaster@...klimov.de>
Cc:     Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>, dledford@...hat.com,
        linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, target-devel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] SCSI RDMA PROTOCOL (SRP) TARGET: Replace HTTP links with
 HTTPS ones

On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 10:15:29PM +0200, Alexander A. Klimov wrote:
> 
> 
> Am 12.07.20 um 21:52 schrieb Bart Van Assche:
> > On 2020-07-10 11:12, Alexander A. Klimov wrote:
> > > Am 10.07.20 um 16:22 schrieb Bart Van Assche:
> > > > On 2020-07-09 12:48, Alexander A. Klimov wrote:
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/Kconfig b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/Kconfig
> > > > > index 4b5d9b792cfa..f63b34d9ae32 100644
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/Kconfig
> > > > > @@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ config INFINIBAND_SRPT
> > > > >          that supports the RDMA protocol. Currently the RDMA protocol is
> > > > >          supported by InfiniBand and by iWarp network hardware. More
> > > > >          information about the SRP protocol can be found on the website
> > > > > -      of the INCITS T10 technical committee (http://www.t10.org/).
> > > > > +      of the INCITS T10 technical committee (https://www.t10.org/).
> > > > 
> > > > It is not clear to me how modifying an URL in a Kconfig file helps to
> > > > reduce the attack surface on kernel devs?
> > > 
> > > Not on all, just on the ones who open it.
> > 
> > Is changing every single HTTP URL in the kernel into a HTTPS URL the best
> > solution? Is this the only solution? Has it been considered to recommend
> > kernel developers who are concerned about MITM attacks to install a browser
> > extension like HTTPS Everywhere instead?
> I've installed that addon myself.
> But IMAO it's just a workaround which is (not available to all browsers, not
> installed by default in any of them and) not even 100% secure unless you
> tick a particular checkbox.
> 
> Anyway the majority of maintainers and Torvalds himself agree with my
> solution.
> 
> I mean, just look at
> git log '--author=Alexander A. Klimov <grandmaster@...klimov.de>' \
> 
> Or (better) wait for v5.9-rc1 (and all the yet just applied patches it will
> consist of) *and then* run the command.

Well, if you are going to do this please send just one patch for all
of drivers/infiniband/ and include/rdma

I don't need to see it broken up any more than that

Jason