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diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig b/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2a761c8ac996 --- /dev/null +++ b/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +# IBM Integrity Measurement Architecture +# +config IMA + bool "Integrity Measurement Architecture(IMA)" + depends on ACPI + select SECURITYFS + select CRYPTO + select CRYPTO_HMAC + select CRYPTO_MD5 + select CRYPTO_SHA1 + select TCG_TPM + select TCG_TIS + help + The Trusted Computing Group(TCG) runtime Integrity + Measurement Architecture(IMA) maintains a list of hash + values of executables and other sensitive system files, + as they are read or executed. If an attacker manages + to change the contents of an important system file + being measured, we can tell. + + If your system has a TPM chip, then IMA also maintains + an aggregate integrity value over this list inside the + TPM hardware, so that the TPM can prove to a third party + whether or not critical system files have been modified. + Read <http://www.usenix.org/events/sec04/tech/sailer.html> + to learn more about IMA. + If unsure, say N. + +config IMA_MEASURE_PCR_IDX + int + depends on IMA + range 8 14 + default 10 + help + IMA_MEASURE_PCR_IDX determines the TPM PCR register index + that IMA uses to maintain the integrity aggregate of the + measurement list. If unsure, use the default 10. + +config IMA_AUDIT + bool + depends on IMA + default y + help + This option adds a kernel parameter 'ima_audit', which + allows informational auditing messages to be enabled + at boot. If this option is selected, informational integrity + auditing messages can be enabled with 'ima_audit=1' on + the kernel command line. + |