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SubjectRe: Fw: signed kernel modules?
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On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 07:10, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Oct 2004, Roman Zippel wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Thu, 14 Oct 2004, David Howells wrote:
> >
> >> I've uploaded an updated module signing patch with Rusty's suggested
> >> additions:
> >
> > Can someone please put this patch into some context, where it's not
> > completely pointless? As is it does not make anything more secure.
> > Why is the kernel more trustable than a kernel module?
> > If someone could show me how I can trust the running kernel, it should be
> > rather easy to extend the same measures to modules without the need for
> > this patch.
> >
> > bye, Roman
> > -
>
> This is just the first step, which I think must be quashed
> immediately. The ultimate goal is to control what you put
> into your computer. Eventually, some central licensing
> authority will certify any modules that are allowed to
> be run in your computer. Doesn't anybody else see this?

cd linux-2.6;
patch -R -p1 < ../<modsign patch name>

josh

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