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SubjectRe: [PATCH v17 18/23] platform/x86: Intel SGX driver
On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 04:49:41AM -0600, Dr. Greg wrote:
> We've been carrying a patch, that drops in on top of the proposed
> kernel driver, that implements the needed policy management framework
> for DAC fragile (FLC) platforms. After a meeting yesterday with the
> client that is funding the work, a decision was made to release the
> enhancements when the SGX driver goes mainline. That will at least
> give developers the option of creating solutions on Linux that
> implement the security guarantees that SGX was designed to deliver.

We do not need yet another policy management framework to the *kernel*.

The token based approach that Andy is proposing is proven and well
established method to create a mechanism. You can then create a daemon
to user space that decides who it wants to send tokes.

/Jarkko

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