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SubjectRe: [PATCH v4] docs: security: Confidential computing intro and threat model for x86 virtualization
On Tue, Sep 05, 2023 at 10:26:56AM -0500, Carlos Bilbao wrote:
> Kernel developers working on confidential computing for virtualized
> environments in x86 operate under a set of assumptions regarding the Linux
> kernel threat model that differs from the traditional view. Historically,
> the Linux threat model acknowledges attackers residing in userspace, as
> well as a limited set of external attackers that are able to interact with
> the kernel through networking or limited HW-specific exposed interfaces
> (e.g. USB, thunderbolt). The goal of this document is to explain additional
> attack vectors that arise in the virtualized confidential computing space.
>
> Reviewed-by: Larry Dewey <larry.dewey@amd.com>
> Reviewed-by: David Kaplan <david.kaplan@amd.com>
> Co-developed-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Carlos Bilbao <carlos.bilbao@amd.com>
>
> ---
> V3 can be found in:
> https://lwn.net/Articles/937927/

That's not a lore.kernel.org link :)

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