Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Linux Firmware Signing | From | Mimi Zohar <> | Date | Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:45:36 -0400 |
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On Mon, 2015-08-31 at 17:05 +0100, David Woodhouse wrote: > On Mon, 2015-08-31 at 10:18 -0400, Mimi Zohar wrote: > > I'm not real happy about it, but since we can't break the existing ABI > > of loading data into the kernel via a buffer, a stop gap method of > > signing and verifying a buffer would be needed. > > Actually I think we can. The usermode helper is already being phased > out.
Right. The discussion has moved beyond just firmware, but to policies and other things the kernel consumes.
Mimi
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