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SubjectRe: Fw: signed kernel modules?
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On Friday 15 October 2004 08:31, Josh Boyer wrote:
>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
>
Yes, but what happens if it gets into the tarballs from kernel.org.

Stop this nonsense Linus, now.

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