netdev - Re: [PATCH ipsec-next] xfrm: add /proc/sys/core/net/xfrm_redact

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Date:   Wed, 29 Jul 2020 02:22:52 +1000
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Antony Antony <antony.antony@...unet.com>
Cc:     Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Stephan Müller <smueller@...onox.de>,
        Antony Antony <antony@...nome.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH ipsec-next] xfrm: add
 /proc/sys/core/net/xfrm_redact_secret

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 05:47:30PM +0200, Antony Antony wrote:
> when enabled, 1, redact XFRM SA secret in the netlink response to
> xfrm_get_sa() or dump all sa.
> 
> e.g
> echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/core/xfrm_redact_secret
> ip xfrm state
> src 172.16.1.200 dst 172.16.1.100
> 	proto esp spi 0x00000002 reqid 2 mode tunnel
> 	replay-window 0
> 	aead rfc4106(gcm(aes)) 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 96
> 
> the aead secret is redacted.
> 
> /proc/sys/core/net/xfrm_redact_secret is a toggle.
> Once enabled, either at compile or via proc, it can not be disabled.
> Redacting secret is a FIPS 140-2 requirement.

Couldn't you use the existing fips_enabled sysctl?

Cheers,
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