lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2017]   [Nov]   [18]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 06/15] ima: add parser of digest lists metadata
From
Date
Hi Serge,

On Fri, 2017-11-17 at 22:20 -0600, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 07, 2017 at 11:37:01AM +0100, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> > from a predefined position (/etc/ima/digest_lists/metadata), when rootfs
> > becomes available. Digest lists must be loaded before IMA appraisal is in
> > enforcing mode.
>
> I'm sure there's a good reason for it, but this seems weird to me.
> Why read it from a file on disk instead of accepting it through say
> a securityfile write?

Assuming that the concept of a white list is something we want to
support, then at minimum the list needs to be signed and verified.
Instead of defining a new Kconfig pathname option, a securityfs file
could read it, like the IMA policy.

Mimi


\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2017-11-19 00:25    [W:0.307 / U:0.020 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site