linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 0/4] Add support for x509 certs with NIST p256 and p192 keys

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Date:   Mon, 1 Feb 2021 11:45:16 -0500
From:   Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:     keyrings@...r.kernel.org, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, herbert@...dor.apana.org.au,
        zohar@...ux.ibm.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        patrick@...terwijk.org, linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 0/4] Add support for x509 certs with NIST p256 and p192
 keys

On 2/1/21 11:36 AM, David Howells wrote:
> Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com> wrote:
>
>> 1) the whole series goes through the crypto tree
>>
>> 2) I make the OIDs addition patch 1 that both keyrings and crypto take
>> separately?
> The first might be easiest, but 2 is okay also.  You'll just need to give
> myself and Herbert separate branches to pull, rooted on the same commit.
>
> Btw, what do patches 2-4 do if patch 1 isn't applied?

With the crypto module missing in the kernel you will get an error 
trying to load an x509 certificate that needs the algorithm to verify 
the self-signed signature.

Before I post yet another series I hope that Herbert can say whether 
option 1) would work for him.

    Stefan


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