Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:27:07 +0200 | Subject | Re: [GIT PULL] Asymmetric keys and module signing | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> |
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On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 5:46 AM, Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> wrote: > You previously wrote: >> You can't compare them that easily. One has a FIPS-mode panic and the other >> doesn't. Do we want to panic if we reject an unsigned module in enforcing >> mode when we're in FIPS mode? > > It's a line ball, but I think consistency wins. Not a validly signed > module => panic.
Just wondering, what's the advantage of doing panic over just rejecting the module? Panic is a DoS?
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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