Re: [Keyrings] Re: [PATCH 01/04] Add multi-precision-integer maths library

[Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@fys.uio.no>]

On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 21:41 +0100, David Härdeman wrote:

> For example, a backup daemon which wishes to store the backup on another 
> host using ssh. Usually this is solved by storing an unencrypted key in 
> the fs or by providing a connection to a ssh-agent which has been 
> preloaded with the proper key(s). Both are quite inelegant solutions. 
> With the in-kernel support, the daemon can request the key using the 
> request_key call, and (provided proper scripts are written), the user 
> who controls the relevant key can supply it. This in turn means that the 
> backup daemon can sign using the key and read its public parts but not 
> the private key.

...but why would you want such a daemon to live in the kernel in the
first place? A backup application might perhaps need some kernel support
in order to ensure filesystem consistency, but that does not mean that
moving the entire daemon into the kernel is a good idea.

Cheers,
  Trond