Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] certs: Add support for using elliptic curve keys for signing modules | From | Mimi Zohar <> | Date | Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:52:30 -0500 |
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On Fri, 2021-02-19 at 10:41 -0500, Stefan Berger wrote: > From: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com> > > This patch adds support for using elliptic curve keys for signing > modules. It uses a NIST P256 (prime256v1) key if the user chooses an > elliptic curve key. > > A developer choosing an ECDSA key for signing modules has to manually > delete the signing key (rm certs/signing_key.*) when falling back to > an older version of a kernel that only supports RSA key since otherwise > ECDSA-signed modules will not be usable when that older kernel runs. > > Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
Thanks, Stefan!
Tested with this patch applied on top of "[PATCH v8 0/4] Add support for x509 certs with NIST p256 and p192" and "[PATCH v2 0/5] ima: kernel build support for loading the kernel module" patch sets.
Tested-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com> Reviewed-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>
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