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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2017-05-03 17:50:52 +0200 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2017-05-03 17:50:52 +0200 |
commit | 0302e28dee643932ee7b3c112ebccdbb9f8ec32c (patch) | |
tree | 405d4cb3f772ef069ed7f291adc4b74a4e73346e /Documentation/crypto | |
parent | Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jik... (diff) | |
parent | tpm: Fix reference count to main device (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/linux-security
Pull security subsystem updates from James Morris:
"Highlights:
IMA:
- provide ">" and "<" operators for fowner/uid/euid rules
KEYS:
- add a system blacklist keyring
- add KEYCTL_RESTRICT_KEYRING, exposes keyring link restriction
functionality to userland via keyctl()
LSM:
- harden LSM API with __ro_after_init
- add prlmit security hook, implement for SELinux
- revive security_task_alloc hook
TPM:
- implement contextual TPM command 'spaces'"
* 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/linux-security: (98 commits)
tpm: Fix reference count to main device
tpm_tis: convert to using locality callbacks
tpm: fix handling of the TPM 2.0 event logs
tpm_crb: remove a cruft constant
keys: select CONFIG_CRYPTO when selecting DH / KDF
apparmor: Make path_max parameter readonly
apparmor: fix parameters so that the permission test is bypassed at boot
apparmor: fix invalid reference to index variable of iterator line 836
apparmor: use SHASH_DESC_ON_STACK
security/apparmor/lsm.c: set debug messages
apparmor: fix boolreturn.cocci warnings
Smack: Use GFP_KERNEL for smk_netlbl_mls().
smack: fix double free in smack_parse_opts_str()
KEYS: add SP800-56A KDF support for DH
KEYS: Keyring asymmetric key restrict method with chaining
KEYS: Restrict asymmetric key linkage using a specific keychain
KEYS: Add a lookup_restriction function for the asymmetric key type
KEYS: Add KEYCTL_RESTRICT_KEYRING
KEYS: Consistent ordering for __key_link_begin and restrict check
KEYS: Add an optional lookup_restriction hook to key_type
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/crypto')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt | 51 |
1 files changed, 51 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt b/Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt index 2b7816dea370..5ad6480e3fb9 100644 --- a/Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt +++ b/Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt @@ -311,3 +311,54 @@ Functions are provided to register and unregister parsers: Parsers may not have the same name. The names are otherwise only used for displaying in debugging messages. + + +========================= +KEYRING LINK RESTRICTIONS +========================= + +Keyrings created from userspace using add_key can be configured to check the +signature of the key being linked. + +Several restriction methods are available: + + (1) Restrict using the kernel builtin trusted keyring + + - Option string used with KEYCTL_RESTRICT_KEYRING: + - "builtin_trusted" + + The kernel builtin trusted keyring will be searched for the signing + key. The ca_keys kernel parameter also affects which keys are used for + signature verification. + + (2) Restrict using the kernel builtin and secondary trusted keyrings + + - Option string used with KEYCTL_RESTRICT_KEYRING: + - "builtin_and_secondary_trusted" + + The kernel builtin and secondary trusted keyrings will be searched for the + signing key. The ca_keys kernel parameter also affects which keys are used + for signature verification. + + (3) Restrict using a separate key or keyring + + - Option string used with KEYCTL_RESTRICT_KEYRING: + - "key_or_keyring:<key or keyring serial number>[:chain]" + + Whenever a key link is requested, the link will only succeed if the key + being linked is signed by one of the designated keys. This key may be + specified directly by providing a serial number for one asymmetric key, or + a group of keys may be searched for the signing key by providing the + serial number for a keyring. + + When the "chain" option is provided at the end of the string, the keys + within the destination keyring will also be searched for signing keys. + This allows for verification of certificate chains by adding each + cert in order (starting closest to the root) to one keyring. + +In all of these cases, if the signing key is found the signature of the key to +be linked will be verified using the signing key. The requested key is added +to the keyring only if the signature is successfully verified. -ENOKEY is +returned if the parent certificate could not be found, or -EKEYREJECTED is +returned if the signature check fails or the key is blacklisted. Other errors +may be returned if the signature check could not be performed. |