# \[PATCH\] integrity/ima: Provide Kconfig option for ima-modsig template

- Subsystems: SECURITY SUBSYSTEM, Extended Verification Module (EVM), INTEGRITY MEASUREMENT ARCHITECTURE (IMA), THE REST
- Maintainers: Paul Moore, James Morris, "Serge E. Hallyn", Mimi Zohar, Roberto Sassu, Dmitry Kasatkin, Linus Torvalds
- List: linux-security-module
- 3 messages, 2 authors
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-security-module/2021/02/6269902/t

## \[PATCH\] integrity/ima: Provide Kconfig option for ima-modsig template

- From: Michael Weiß \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-02-15 10:29:01 
- Message: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-security-module/2021/02/6269902.md

```text
'ima-modsig' was not in the list of selectable templates in Kconfig.
The missing Kconfig options were added to support the ima-modsig
template as default template.

Signed-off-by: Michael Weiß <redacted>
---
 security/integrity/ima/Kconfig | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig b/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig
index 12e9250c1bec..32b9325f49bf 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ choice
 		bool "ima-ng (default)"
 	config IMA_SIG_TEMPLATE
 		bool "ima-sig"
+	config IMA_MODSIG_TEMPLATE
+		bool "ima-modsig"
 endchoice
 
 config IMA_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ config IMA_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE
 	default "ima" if IMA_TEMPLATE
 	default "ima-ng" if IMA_NG_TEMPLATE
 	default "ima-sig" if IMA_SIG_TEMPLATE
+	default "ima-modsig" if IMA_MODSIG_TEMPLATE
 
 choice
 	prompt "Default integrity hash algorithm"
-- 
2.20.1

```

## Re: \[PATCH\] integrity/ima: Provide Kconfig option for ima-modsig template

- From: Mimi Zohar \<zohar@linux.ibm.com\>
- Date: 2021-02-15 13:29:43 
- Message: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-security-module/2021/02/6270113.md

```text
Hi Michael,

On Mon, 2021-02-15 at 11:23 +0100, Michael Weiß wrote:
> 'ima-modsig' was not in the list of selectable templates in Kconfig.
> The missing Kconfig options were added to support the ima-modsig
> template as default template.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Weiß <redacted>

Since 'ima-modsig' is only needed for appended signatures (e.g. kexec
kernel image on powerpc, kernel modules) a per policy rule "template="
option was defined.  There's also the 'ima_template=' boot command line
option.   Between these two options, I didn't see the need for making
it a build time default option.  Do you?

The patch itself looks good. 

thanks,

Mimi

> ---
>  security/integrity/ima/Kconfig | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig b/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig
> index 12e9250c1bec..32b9325f49bf 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig
> @@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ choice
>  		bool "ima-ng (default)"
>  	config IMA_SIG_TEMPLATE
>  		bool "ima-sig"
> +	config IMA_MODSIG_TEMPLATE
> +		bool "ima-modsig"
>  endchoice
>  
>  config IMA_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE
> @@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ config IMA_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE
>  	default "ima" if IMA_TEMPLATE
>  	default "ima-ng" if IMA_NG_TEMPLATE
>  	default "ima-sig" if IMA_SIG_TEMPLATE
> +	default "ima-modsig" if IMA_MODSIG_TEMPLATE
>  
>  choice
>  	prompt "Default integrity hash algorithm"


```

## Re: \[PATCH\] integrity/ima: Provide Kconfig option for ima-modsig template

- From: \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-02-15 16:55:39 
- Message: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-security-module/2021/02/6270449.md

```text
Hi Mimi,

On Mon, 2021-02-15 at 08:26 -0500, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> 
> On Mon, 2021-02-15 at 11:23 +0100, Michael Weiß wrote:
> > 'ima-modsig' was not in the list of selectable templates in Kconfig.
> > The missing Kconfig options were added to support the ima-modsig
> > template as default template.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Michael Weiß <redacted>
> 
> Since 'ima-modsig' is only needed for appended signatures (e.g. kexec
> kernel image on powerpc, kernel modules) a per policy rule "template="
> option was defined.  There's also the 'ima_template=' boot command line
> option.   Between these two options, I didn't see the need for making
> it a build time default option.  Do you?

The use-case I had in mind was a simple measured boot,
no user-space applications, only to measure already signed modules
which are already signed by modsig
using a single policy line:

measure func=MODULE_CHECK

I thought for this purpose, we could just compile in the default
template to be modsig but it wasn't
selectable.

I have overlooked the policy rule "template=",
In the above use-case, it also just works to set the policy:

measure func=MODULE_CHECK template=ima-modsig

So, your are right maybe that is not necessary.

Regards,
Michael
 
> 
> The patch itself looks good. 
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Mimi
> 
> > ---
> >  security/integrity/ima/Kconfig | 3 +++
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig b/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig
> > index 12e9250c1bec..32b9325f49bf 100644
> > --- a/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig
> > +++ b/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig
> > @@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ choice
> >  		bool "ima-ng (default)"
> >  	config IMA_SIG_TEMPLATE
> >  		bool "ima-sig"
> > +	config IMA_MODSIG_TEMPLATE
> > +		bool "ima-modsig"
> >  endchoice
> >  
> >  config IMA_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE
> > @@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ config IMA_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE
> >  	default "ima" if IMA_TEMPLATE
> >  	default "ima-ng" if IMA_NG_TEMPLATE
> >  	default "ima-sig" if IMA_SIG_TEMPLATE
> > +	default "ima-modsig" if IMA_MODSIG_TEMPLATE
> >  
> >  choice
> >  	prompt "Default integrity hash algorithm"
> 
> 

```