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SubjectRe: [PATCH RFC] kernel build: enable use of password-protected signing keys
On 9.2.2014 23:38, Emily Maier wrote:
> Currently, the module signing script assumes that the private key is
> not password-protected. This patch makes it slightly more secure by
> allowing it to be passed in on the command line as "make
> modules_install MOD_PASSWORD=abc". It's vulnerable to snooping during
> the build of course, but so is an unprotected signing key.

The key's permissions can be set to 0600, while the make commandline is
visible in ps.

Michal


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