From: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>
To: linux-integrity@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>,
Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>,
Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>,
linux-fscrypt@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v8 7/7] fsverity: update the documentation
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 07:26:01 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20220429112601.1421947-8-zohar@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220429112601.1421947-1-zohar@linux.ibm.com>
Update the fsverity documentation related to IMA signature support.
Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>
---
Documentation/filesystems/fsverity.rst | 35 +++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/fsverity.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/fsverity.rst
index 8cc536d08f51..b7d42fd65e9d 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/fsverity.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/fsverity.rst
@@ -70,12 +70,23 @@ must live on a read-write filesystem because they are independently
updated and potentially user-installed, so dm-verity cannot be used.
The base fs-verity feature is a hashing mechanism only; actually
-authenticating the files is up to userspace. However, to meet some
-users' needs, fs-verity optionally supports a simple signature
-verification mechanism where users can configure the kernel to require
-that all fs-verity files be signed by a key loaded into a keyring; see
-`Built-in signature verification`_. Support for fs-verity file hashes
-in IMA (Integrity Measurement Architecture) policies is also planned.
+authenticating the files may be done by:
+
+* Userspace-only
+
+* Builtin signature verification + userspace policy
+
+ fs-verity optionally supports a simple signature verification
+ mechanism where users can configure the kernel to require that
+ all fs-verity files be signed by a key loaded into a keyring;
+ see `Built-in signature verification`_.
+
+* Integrity Measurement Architecture (IMA)
+
+ IMA supports including fs-verity file digests and signatures in the
+ IMA measurement list and verifying fs-verity based file signatures
+ stored as security.ima xattrs, based on policy.
+
User API
========
@@ -653,12 +664,12 @@ weren't already directly answered in other parts of this document.
hashed and what to do with those hashes, such as log them,
authenticate them, or add them to a measurement list.
- IMA is planned to support the fs-verity hashing mechanism as an
- alternative to doing full file hashes, for people who want the
- performance and security benefits of the Merkle tree based hash.
- But it doesn't make sense to force all uses of fs-verity to be
- through IMA. As a standalone filesystem feature, fs-verity
- already meets many users' needs, and it's testable like other
+ IMA supports the fs-verity hashing mechanism as an alternative
+ to full file hashes, for those who want the performance and
+ security benefits of the Merkle tree based hash. However, it
+ doesn't make sense to force all uses of fs-verity to be through
+ IMA. fs-verity already meets many users' needs even as a
+ standalone filesystem feature, and it's testable like other
filesystem features e.g. with xfstests.
:Q: Isn't fs-verity useless because the attacker can just modify the
--
2.27.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-04-29 11:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-04-29 11:25 [PATCH v8 0/7] ima: support fs-verity digests and signatures Mimi Zohar
2022-04-29 11:25 ` [PATCH v8 1/7] ima: fix 'd-ng' comments and documentation Mimi Zohar
2022-04-29 16:44 ` Stefan Berger
2022-05-02 12:14 ` Mimi Zohar
2022-04-29 11:25 ` [PATCH v8 2/7] ima: use IMA default hash algorithm for integrity violations Mimi Zohar
2022-04-29 16:09 ` Stefan Berger
2022-04-29 11:25 ` [PATCH v8 3/7] fs-verity: define a function to return the integrity protected file digest Mimi Zohar
2022-04-29 11:25 ` [PATCH v8 4/7] ima: define a new template field named 'd-ngv2' and templates Mimi Zohar
2022-04-29 15:09 ` Stefan Berger
2022-04-29 21:41 ` Mimi Zohar
2022-04-29 11:25 ` [PATCH v8 5/7] ima: permit fsverity's file digests in the IMA measurement list Mimi Zohar
2022-04-29 17:30 ` Stefan Berger
2022-04-29 11:26 ` [PATCH v8 6/7] ima: support fs-verity file digest based version 3 signatures Mimi Zohar
2022-04-29 21:51 ` Stefan Berger
2022-05-02 12:16 ` Mimi Zohar
2022-04-29 11:26 ` Mimi Zohar [this message]
2022-04-29 17:42 ` [PATCH v8 7/7] fsverity: update the documentation Stefan Berger
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