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Subject[PATCH 03/22] docs: crypto: convert asymmetric-keys.txt to ReST
Date
This file is almost compatible with ReST. Just minor changes
were needed:

- Adjust document and titles markups;
- Adjust numbered list markups;
- Add a comments markup for the Contents section;
- Add markups for literal blocks.

Acked-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
---
...symmetric-keys.txt => asymmetric-keys.rst} | 91 +++++++++----------
Documentation/crypto/index.rst | 1 +
Documentation/security/keys/core.rst | 2 +-
MAINTAINERS | 2 +-
crypto/asymmetric_keys/asymmetric_type.c | 2 +-
crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c | 2 +-
crypto/asymmetric_keys/signature.c | 2 +-
include/crypto/public_key.h | 2 +-
include/keys/asymmetric-parser.h | 2 +-
include/keys/asymmetric-subtype.h | 2 +-
include/keys/asymmetric-type.h | 2 +-
11 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-)
rename Documentation/crypto/{asymmetric-keys.txt => asymmetric-keys.rst} (91%)

diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt b/Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.rst
similarity index 91%
rename from Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt
rename to Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.rst
index 8763866b11cf..349f44a29392 100644
--- a/Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt
+++ b/Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
- =============================================
- ASYMMETRIC / PUBLIC-KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY KEY TYPE
- =============================================
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0

-Contents:
+=============================================
+Asymmetric / Public-key Cryptography Key Type
+=============================================
+
+.. Contents:

- Overview.
- Key identification.
@@ -13,8 +15,7 @@ Contents:
- Keyring link restrictions.


-========
-OVERVIEW
+Overview
========

The "asymmetric" key type is designed to be a container for the keys used in
@@ -42,8 +43,7 @@ key, or it may interpret it as a reference to a key held somewhere else in the
system (for example, a TPM).


-==================
-KEY IDENTIFICATION
+Key Identification
==================

If a key is added with an empty name, the instantiation data parsers are given
@@ -57,49 +57,48 @@ The asymmetric key type's match function can then perform a wider range of
comparisons than just the straightforward comparison of the description with
the criterion string:

- (1) If the criterion string is of the form "id:<hexdigits>" then the match
+ 1) If the criterion string is of the form "id:<hexdigits>" then the match
function will examine a key's fingerprint to see if the hex digits given
- after the "id:" match the tail. For instance:
+ after the "id:" match the tail. For instance::

keyctl search @s asymmetric id:5acc2142

- will match a key with fingerprint:
+ will match a key with fingerprint::

1A00 2040 7601 7889 DE11 882C 3823 04AD 5ACC 2142

- (2) If the criterion string is of the form "<subtype>:<hexdigits>" then the
+ 2) If the criterion string is of the form "<subtype>:<hexdigits>" then the
match will match the ID as in (1), but with the added restriction that
only keys of the specified subtype (e.g. tpm) will be matched. For
- instance:
+ instance::

keyctl search @s asymmetric tpm:5acc2142

Looking in /proc/keys, the last 8 hex digits of the key fingerprint are
-displayed, along with the subtype:
+displayed, along with the subtype::

1a39e171 I----- 1 perm 3f010000 0 0 asymmetric modsign.0: DSA 5acc2142 []


-=========================
-ACCESSING ASYMMETRIC KEYS
+Accessing Asymmetric Keys
=========================

For general access to asymmetric keys from within the kernel, the following
-inclusion is required:
+inclusion is required::

#include <crypto/public_key.h>

This gives access to functions for dealing with asymmetric / public keys.
Three enums are defined there for representing public-key cryptography
-algorithms:
+algorithms::

enum pkey_algo

-digest algorithms used by those:
+digest algorithms used by those::

enum pkey_hash_algo

-and key identifier representations:
+and key identifier representations::

enum pkey_id_type

@@ -110,25 +109,25 @@ PGP-specific metadata, whereas X.509 has arbitrary certificate identifiers.

The operations defined upon a key are:

- (1) Signature verification.
+ 1) Signature verification.

Other operations are possible (such as encryption) with the same key data
required for verification, but not currently supported, and others
(eg. decryption and signature generation) require extra key data.


-SIGNATURE VERIFICATION
+Signature Verification
----------------------

An operation is provided to perform cryptographic signature verification, using
-an asymmetric key to provide or to provide access to the public key.
+an asymmetric key to provide or to provide access to the public key::

int verify_signature(const struct key *key,
const struct public_key_signature *sig);

The caller must have already obtained the key from some source and can then use
it to check the signature. The caller must have parsed the signature and
-transferred the relevant bits to the structure pointed to by sig.
+transferred the relevant bits to the structure pointed to by sig::

struct public_key_signature {
u8 *digest;
@@ -159,8 +158,7 @@ data; or -ENOMEM if an allocation can't be performed. -EINVAL can be returned
if the key argument is the wrong type or is incompletely set up.


-=======================
-ASYMMETRIC KEY SUBTYPES
+Asymmetric Key Subtypes
=======================

Asymmetric keys have a subtype that defines the set of operations that can be
@@ -171,11 +169,11 @@ The subtype is selected by the key data parser and the parser must initialise
the data required for it. The asymmetric key retains a reference on the
subtype module.

-The subtype definition structure can be found in:
+The subtype definition structure can be found in::

#include <keys/asymmetric-subtype.h>

-and looks like the following:
+and looks like the following::

struct asymmetric_key_subtype {
struct module *owner;
@@ -198,39 +196,37 @@ the subtype. Currently, the name is only used for print statements.

There are a number of operations defined by the subtype:

- (1) describe().
+ 1) describe().

Mandatory. This allows the subtype to display something in /proc/keys
against the key. For instance the name of the public key algorithm type
could be displayed. The key type will display the tail of the key
identity string after this.

- (2) destroy().
+ 2) destroy().

Mandatory. This should free the memory associated with the key. The
asymmetric key will look after freeing the fingerprint and releasing the
reference on the subtype module.

- (3) query().
+ 3) query().

Mandatory. This is a function for querying the capabilities of a key.

- (4) eds_op().
+ 4) eds_op().

Optional. This is the entry point for the encryption, decryption and
signature creation operations (which are distinguished by the operation ID
in the parameter struct). The subtype may do anything it likes to
implement an operation, including offloading to hardware.

- (5) verify_signature().
+ 5) verify_signature().

Optional. This is the entry point for signature verification. The
subtype may do anything it likes to implement an operation, including
offloading to hardware.

-
-==========================
-INSTANTIATION DATA PARSERS
+Instantiation Data Parsers
==========================

The asymmetric key type doesn't generally want to store or to deal with a raw
@@ -254,11 +250,11 @@ Examples of blob formats for which parsers could be implemented include:
During key instantiation each parser in the list is tried until one doesn't
return -EBADMSG.

-The parser definition structure can be found in:
+The parser definition structure can be found in::

#include <keys/asymmetric-parser.h>

-and looks like the following:
+and looks like the following::

struct asymmetric_key_parser {
struct module *owner;
@@ -273,7 +269,7 @@ the parser.
There is currently only a single operation defined by the parser, and it is
mandatory:

- (1) parse().
+ 1) parse().

This is called to preparse the key from the key creation and update paths.
In particular, it is called during the key creation _before_ a key is
@@ -282,7 +278,7 @@ mandatory:

The caller passes a pointer to the following struct with all of the fields
cleared, except for data, datalen and quotalen [see
- Documentation/security/keys/core.rst].
+ Documentation/security/keys/core.rst]::

struct key_preparsed_payload {
char *description;
@@ -321,7 +317,7 @@ mandatory:
public-key algorithm such as RSA and DSA this will likely be a printable
hex version of the key's fingerprint.

-Functions are provided to register and unregister parsers:
+Functions are provided to register and unregister parsers::

int register_asymmetric_key_parser(struct asymmetric_key_parser *parser);
void unregister_asymmetric_key_parser(struct asymmetric_key_parser *subtype);
@@ -330,8 +326,7 @@ Parsers may not have the same name. The names are otherwise only used for
displaying in debugging messages.


-=========================
-KEYRING LINK RESTRICTIONS
+Keyring Link Restrictions
=========================

Keyrings created from userspace using add_key can be configured to check the
@@ -340,7 +335,7 @@ allowed to link.

Several restriction methods are available:

- (1) Restrict using the kernel builtin trusted keyring
+ 1) Restrict using the kernel builtin trusted keyring

- Option string used with KEYCTL_RESTRICT_KEYRING:
- "builtin_trusted"
@@ -350,7 +345,7 @@ Several restriction methods are available:
rejected. The ca_keys kernel parameter also affects which keys are used
for signature verification.

- (2) Restrict using the kernel builtin and secondary trusted keyrings
+ 2) Restrict using the kernel builtin and secondary trusted keyrings

- Option string used with KEYCTL_RESTRICT_KEYRING:
- "builtin_and_secondary_trusted"
@@ -361,7 +356,7 @@ Several restriction methods are available:
kernel parameter also affects which keys are used for signature
verification.

- (3) Restrict using a separate key or keyring
+ 3) Restrict using a separate key or keyring

- Option string used with KEYCTL_RESTRICT_KEYRING:
- "key_or_keyring:<key or keyring serial number>[:chain]"
@@ -378,7 +373,7 @@ Several restriction methods are available:
certificate in order (starting closest to the root) to a keyring. For
instance, one keyring can be populated with links to a set of root
certificates, with a separate, restricted keyring set up for each
- certificate chain to be validated:
+ certificate chain to be validated::

# Create and populate a keyring for root certificates
root_id=`keyctl add keyring root-certs "" @s`
@@ -400,7 +395,7 @@ Several restriction methods are available:
one of the root certificates.

A single keyring can be used to verify a chain of signatures by
- restricting the keyring after linking the root certificate:
+ restricting the keyring after linking the root certificate::

# Create a keyring for the certificate chain and add the root
chain2_id=`keyctl add keyring chain2 "" @s`
diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/index.rst b/Documentation/crypto/index.rst
index c4ff5d791233..2bcaf422731e 100644
--- a/Documentation/crypto/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/crypto/index.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ for cryptographic use cases, as well as programming examples.

intro
architecture
+ asymmetric-keys
devel-algos
userspace-if
crypto_engine
diff --git a/Documentation/security/keys/core.rst b/Documentation/security/keys/core.rst
index e0f1211ca843..e6522dd05037 100644
--- a/Documentation/security/keys/core.rst
+++ b/Documentation/security/keys/core.rst
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ The keyctl syscall functions are:

One application of restricted keyrings is to verify X.509 certificate
chains or individual certificate signatures using the asymmetric key type.
- See Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt for specific restrictions
+ See Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.rst for specific restrictions
applicable to the asymmetric key type.


diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 452904d75228..84eabb5f0a5d 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2827,7 +2827,7 @@ ASYMMETRIC KEYS
M: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
L: keyrings@vger.kernel.org
S: Maintained
-F: Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt
+F: Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.rst
F: crypto/asymmetric_keys/
F: include/crypto/pkcs7.h
F: include/crypto/public_key.h
diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/asymmetric_type.c b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/asymmetric_type.c
index 6e5fc8e31f01..33e77d846caa 100644
--- a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/asymmetric_type.c
+++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/asymmetric_type.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
/* Asymmetric public-key cryptography key type
*
- * See Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt
+ * See Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.rst
*
* Copyright (C) 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
* Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c
index d7f43d4ea925..da4d0b82d018 100644
--- a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c
+++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
/* In-software asymmetric public-key crypto subtype
*
- * See Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt
+ * See Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.rst
*
* Copyright (C) 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
* Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/signature.c b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/signature.c
index e24a031db1e4..4aff3eebec17 100644
--- a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/signature.c
+++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/signature.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
/* Signature verification with an asymmetric key
*
- * See Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt
+ * See Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.rst
*
* Copyright (C) 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
* Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
diff --git a/include/crypto/public_key.h b/include/crypto/public_key.h
index 0588ef3bc6ff..11f535cfb810 100644
--- a/include/crypto/public_key.h
+++ b/include/crypto/public_key.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
/* Asymmetric public-key algorithm definitions
*
- * See Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt
+ * See Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.rst
*
* Copyright (C) 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
* Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
diff --git a/include/keys/asymmetric-parser.h b/include/keys/asymmetric-parser.h
index 8a21d6a613ab..c47dc5405f79 100644
--- a/include/keys/asymmetric-parser.h
+++ b/include/keys/asymmetric-parser.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
/* Asymmetric public-key cryptography data parser
*
- * See Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt
+ * See Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.rst
*
* Copyright (C) 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
* Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
diff --git a/include/keys/asymmetric-subtype.h b/include/keys/asymmetric-subtype.h
index 21407815d9c3..d55171f640a0 100644
--- a/include/keys/asymmetric-subtype.h
+++ b/include/keys/asymmetric-subtype.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
/* Asymmetric public-key cryptography key subtype
*
- * See Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt
+ * See Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.rst
*
* Copyright (C) 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
* Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
diff --git a/include/keys/asymmetric-type.h b/include/keys/asymmetric-type.h
index 91cfd9bd9385..a29d3ff2e7e8 100644
--- a/include/keys/asymmetric-type.h
+++ b/include/keys/asymmetric-type.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
/* Asymmetric Public-key cryptography key type interface
*
- * See Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt
+ * See Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.rst
*
* Copyright (C) 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
* Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
--
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