Thread (16 messages) 16 messages, 2 authors, 2019-10-23

Re: [PATCH v1 5/6] KEYS: measure queued keys

From: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>
Date: 2019-10-23 18:49:37
Also in: keyrings, linux-integrity, lkml

On Wed, 2019-10-23 at 13:52 -0400, Mimi Zohar wrote:
On Wed, 2019-10-23 at 10:34 -0700, Lakshmi Ramasubramanian wrote:
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On 10/23/19 6:23 AM, Mimi Zohar wrote:
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The ordering of this patch set is awkward.  It should first introduce
a generic method for measuring keys based on the keyring.  Then add
the additional support needed for the specific builtin_trusted_keys
keyring usecase.
Would the following ordering of the patch set be acceptable:

  => PATCH 0/5: Cover letter

  => PATCH 1/5: Define the enum "hook(BUILTIN_TRUSTED_KEYS)" in ima.h

  => PATCH 2/5: Define ima hook
                This will initially do nothing if ima is not yet
                initialized.
                Call process_buffer_measurement() if ima is initialized.

  => PATCH 3/5: key_create_or_update change and the call to ima hook

  => PATCH 4/5: Queue\De-Queue of key measurement requests.
                Enable queuing of key in the ima hook if ima is not
                initialized.

  => PATCH 5/5: ima policy to enable measurement of keys which will
                enable end-to-end working of this feature.
The first patches need to introduce the generic concept of measuring
keys based on policy.  Only afterwards would you add any builtin
trusted keyring specific code.
1. Extend the IMA policy language to support identifying keyrings
2. Define a new IMA hook which calls process_buffer_measurement()
3. Call the new IMA hook (eg. from post_key_create_or_update)
4. Define an early workqueue for saving keys loaded prior to IMA is
initialized.  (Remember we don't hard code policy in the kernel.)

I'll be pushing out linux-integrity shortly.  For the time being,
please base your patches on -rc3.

thanks,

Mimi
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