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authorLakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@linux.microsoft.com>2021-01-08 05:07:07 +0100
committerMimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>2021-01-15 05:41:43 +0100
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IMA: define a builtin critical data measurement policy
Define a new critical data builtin policy to allow measuring early kernel integrity critical data before a custom IMA policy is loaded. Update the documentation on kernel parameters to document the new critical data builtin policy. Signed-off-by: Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@linux.microsoft.com> Reviewed-by: Tyler Hicks <tyhicks@linux.microsoft.com> Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>
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@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@
ima_policy= [IMA]
The builtin policies to load during IMA setup.
Format: "tcb | appraise_tcb | secure_boot |
- fail_securely"
+ fail_securely | critical_data"
The "tcb" policy measures all programs exec'd, files
mmap'd for exec, and all files opened with the read
@@ -1765,6 +1765,9 @@
filesystems with the SB_I_UNVERIFIABLE_SIGNATURE
flag.
+ The "critical_data" policy measures kernel integrity
+ critical data.
+
ima_tcb [IMA] Deprecated. Use ima_policy= instead.
Load a policy which meets the needs of the Trusted
Computing Base. This means IMA will measure all