From b56e5a17b6b9acd16997960504b9940d0d7984e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Howells Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 16:07:30 +0100 Subject: KEYS: Separate the kernel signature checking keyring from module signing Separate the kernel signature checking keyring from module signing so that it can be used by code other than the module-signing code. Signed-off-by: David Howells --- init/Kconfig | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) (limited to 'init') diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig index 3ecd8a1178f1..0ff5407a8378 100644 --- a/init/Kconfig +++ b/init/Kconfig @@ -1668,6 +1668,18 @@ config BASE_SMALL default 0 if BASE_FULL default 1 if !BASE_FULL +config SYSTEM_TRUSTED_KEYRING + bool "Provide system-wide ring of trusted keys" + depends on KEYS + help + Provide a system keyring to which trusted keys can be added. Keys in + the keyring are considered to be trusted. Keys may be added at will + by the kernel from compiled-in data and from hardware key stores, but + userspace may only add extra keys if those keys can be verified by + keys already in the keyring. + + Keys in this keyring are used by module signature checking. + menuconfig MODULES bool "Enable loadable module support" option modules @@ -1741,6 +1753,7 @@ config MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL config MODULE_SIG bool "Module signature verification" depends on MODULES + select SYSTEM_TRUSTED_KEYRING select KEYS select CRYPTO select ASYMMETRIC_KEY_TYPE -- cgit v1.2.3