From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753420Ab3KKWgN (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Nov 2013 17:36:13 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:56826 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751807Ab3KKWgE (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Nov 2013 17:36:04 -0500 Organization: Red Hat UK Ltd. Registered Address: Red Hat UK Ltd, Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SI4 1TE, United Kingdom. Registered in England and Wales under Company Registration No. 3798903 From: David Howells In-Reply-To: <1384187558.18684.109.camel@dhcp-9-2-203-236.watson.ibm.com> References: <1384187558.18684.109.camel@dhcp-9-2-203-236.watson.ibm.com> <20131104162216.10177.98067.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk> To: Mimi Zohar Cc: dhowells@redhat.com, d.kasatkin@samsung.com, zohar@us.ibm.com, keyrings@linux-nfs.org, linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, David Safford Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/9] encrypted keys & key control op Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:35:56 +0000 Message-ID: <23426.1384209356@warthog.procyon.org.uk> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Mimi Zohar wrote: > > The control op could also be used for other things like pushing a key > > into a TPM. > > > > What do you think? > > Trusted keys already creates a symmetric key based on the TPM RNG. > What type of key would I be interested in pushing to the TPM? What > usecase scenario would this solve? Dmitry mentioned something along these lines when I talked to him in Edinburgh. Anyway, it was just an example suggestion. David