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SubjectRe: [PATCHv2 5/7] printk: allow kmsg to be encrypted using public key encryption
On (01/15/18 07:52), Steven Rostedt wrote:
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> I'm very skeptical that such an approach has much benefit. From the
> email referenced above:

agreed. dmesg can be SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT.
so the patch is *probably* aiming the systems in which anyone can read
dmesg, but we kinda don't want that to happen. may be I'm missing the
point.

> > I am not sure that desktop and power users would like to have their
> > kernel message encrypted, but there are scenarios such as in mobile
> > devices, where only the developers, makers of devices, may actually
> > benefit from access to kernel prints messages, and the users may be
> > more protected from exploits.
>
> Do you have any backing from makers of such devices? I'd like to hear
> from Google's Android team or whoever that would turn this feature on.
>
> I would be hard pressed to add such a feature if it's never used.

right.

-ss

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