From: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@redhat.com>
To: Dmitry Kasatkin <dmitry.kasatkin@gmail.com>
Cc: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>,
Josh Boyer <jwboyer@gmail.com>,
Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>,
linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC 2/2] initramfs with digital signature protection
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:13:16 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130411211316.GA26587@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACE9dm-+CY+aLcsrR8CF2TsL26S1wZbYKYS4ropW3ie6tmMZ+Q@mail.gmail.com>
On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 09:42:54PM +0300, Dmitry Kasatkin wrote:
[..]
> > What other initialization user space need to do where we can't trust
> > root (even in secureboot mode).
> >
> > IOW, if keys can be embedded in kernel (or read from UEFI db and MOK db),
> > what other operation requires initramfs to be signed. It could very well
> > be unsigned initramfs like today.
> >
>
> It looks like you do not hear me.
> I said that any user space initialization can be done from signed user space.
> For example IMA policy can be initialized.
>
I am hearing you. Yes I heard you saying "but perform other initialization,
which requires user-space". I am just trying to figure out more details.
You are assuming that a single line statement gives all the context and it
often might not be the case.
What makes it important that IMA policy is loaded from an signed initramfs
and not from unsigned one.
Also how would you make use of it without secureboot. Only secureboot will
allow to keep keys in firmware so that one can have a key in there and be
able to sign initramfs.
In regular system, distributions do not ship pre-loaded keys so one can
not sign initramfs. So only thing possible is that distributions enforce
some policy in signed initramfs and if distributions have to enforce a
policy they can do that in kernel itself and no need for signed initramfs.
Thanks
Vivek
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-04-11 21:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-02-05 12:34 [RFC 0/2] initramfs with digital signature protection Dmitry Kasatkin
2013-02-05 12:34 ` [RFC 1/2] export unpack_to_rootfs Dmitry Kasatkin
2013-02-05 16:48 ` Peter Jones
2013-02-05 17:16 ` Kasatkin, Dmitry
2013-02-08 8:30 ` Kasatkin, Dmitry
2013-02-05 12:34 ` [RFC 2/2] initramfs with digital signature protection Dmitry Kasatkin
2013-02-05 18:03 ` Peter Jones
2013-02-05 20:08 ` Mimi Zohar
2013-02-05 22:03 ` Kasatkin, Dmitry
2013-02-05 18:19 ` Matthew Garrett
2013-02-05 18:30 ` Matthew Garrett
2013-02-05 18:34 ` Vivek Goyal
2013-02-05 21:55 ` Kasatkin, Dmitry
2013-04-05 13:50 ` Vivek Goyal
2013-04-08 19:43 ` Mimi Zohar
2013-04-08 20:09 ` Vivek Goyal
2013-04-08 20:17 ` Josh Boyer
2013-04-09 14:38 ` Vivek Goyal
2013-04-10 3:07 ` Mimi Zohar
2013-04-10 19:42 ` Vivek Goyal
2013-04-10 21:05 ` Mimi Zohar
2013-04-11 8:08 ` Dmitry Kasatkin
2013-04-11 14:52 ` Vivek Goyal
2013-04-12 11:54 ` Mimi Zohar
[not found] ` <CACE9dm-GZpjco8u6jNxLQpYA8LYSeoVjsyyRXVwxXHzjO-LvGw@mail.gmail.com>
2013-04-11 14:55 ` Vivek Goyal
2013-04-11 18:42 ` Dmitry Kasatkin
2013-04-11 21:13 ` Vivek Goyal [this message]
2013-04-12 12:03 ` Mimi Zohar
2013-02-05 20:36 ` Peter Jones
2013-02-05 22:09 ` Kasatkin, Dmitry
2013-02-06 5:04 ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-02-06 8:01 ` Kasatkin, Dmitry
2013-02-06 16:41 ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-02-08 9:16 ` Kasatkin, Dmitry
2013-02-08 15:49 ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-02-08 16:24 ` Kasatkin, Dmitry
2013-02-08 16:50 ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-02-07 17:05 ` Vivek Goyal
2013-02-08 8:34 ` Kasatkin, Dmitry
2013-02-08 13:27 ` Kasatkin, Dmitry
2013-02-11 21:59 ` Vivek Goyal
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