linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 4/5] crypto: caam - add in-kernel interface for blob generator

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Message-ID: <YawFYFV8xGIPZvUJ@iki.fi>
Date:   Sun, 5 Dec 2021 02:18:40 +0200
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
To:     Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@...gutronix.de>
Cc:     Horia Geantă <horia.geanta@....com>,
        Aymen Sghaier <aymen.sghaier@....com>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, kernel@...gutronix.de,
        David Gstir <david@...ma-star.at>,
        Tim Harvey <tharvey@...eworks.com>,
        James Bottomley <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>,
        "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        Udit Agarwal <udit.agarwal@....com>,
        Jan Luebbe <j.luebbe@...gutronix.de>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        Franck LENORMAND <franck.lenormand@....com>,
        Sumit Garg <sumit.garg@...aro.org>,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 4/5] crypto: caam - add in-kernel interface for blob
 generator

On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 12:02:37PM +0200, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
> The CAAM can be used to protect user-defined data across system reboot:
> 
>   - When the system is fused and boots into secure state, the master
>     key is a unique never-disclosed device-specific key
>   - random key is encrypted by key derived from master key
>   - data is encrypted using the random key
>   - encrypted data and its encrypted random key are stored alongside
>   - This blob can now be safely stored in non-volatile memory
> 
> On next power-on:
>   - blob is loaded into CAAM
>   - CAAM writes decrypted data either into memory or key register
> 
> Add functions to realize encrypting and decrypting into memory alongside
> the CAAM driver.
> 
> They will be used in a later commit as a source for the trusted key
> seal/unseal mechanism.
> 
> Reviewed-by: David Gstir <david@...ma-star.at>
> Tested-By: Tim Harvey <tharvey@...eworks.com>
> Signed-off-by: Steffen Trumtrar <s.trumtrar@...gutronix.de>
> Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@...gutronix.de>

What is CAAM? This is missing.

/Jarkko