From: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
To: memxor@gmail.com
Cc: brauner@kernel.org, kpsingh@kernel.org, ast@kernel.org,
john.fastabend@gmail.com, a.s.protopopov@gmail.com,
bpf@vger.kernel.org, dhowells@redhat.com, jarkko@kernel.org,
keyrings@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v2 00/11] BPF keyring and signed loader ML-DSA support
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:25:19 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260825142530.1329706-1-daniel@iogearbox.net> (raw)
Add a dedicated BPF keyring which is integrated for BPF signing. It
is modelled after the dm-verity keyring which was added in commit
033724b ("dm-verity: add dm-verity keyring") and which can eventually
be used also via systemd through the same enrollment method as in
dm-verity's case. It is selected with a new well-known keyring_id
VERIFY_USE_BPF_KEYRING and gives an operator a place to enroll a
BPF-only signing key at boot, specifically scoped to signed BPF
program loading. Next, to demonstrate that BPF signing is algorithm
agnostic, we add a few small tooling changes to support ML-DSA and
integrate everything into BPF selftest for BPF CI to ensure nothing
breaks with future changes. For more details, see individual commits.
v1 -> v2:
- Mainly addressing LLM feedback in docs, commit message and
selftests (BPF CI, sashiko)
- Fix reasoning on BPF_PROG_MAX_SIGNATURE_SIZE
- Add reasoning about bpftool MAX_SIG_SIZE change and pinning
the CMS digest to SHA-512
- Fix misc signing.rst phrasing
- Fix a potential NULL deref in bpf_keyring_lookup selftest code
- Add CONFIG_CRYPTO_SHA512=y to BPF selftest config
- Clean up key material on ML-DSA signed loader test failure
- Refactor duplicated bpf_attr setup for bpf keyring tests
- Fix wording in kernel-parameters.txt
Daniel Borkmann (11):
bpf: Add a bpf keyring for program signature validation
bpf: Refuse caller-supplied keyrings when the bpf one is active
bpf: Raise the bound on a program's signature size
bpftool: Support ML-DSA program signing
selftests/bpf: Add a test for the sealed bpf keyring
selftests/bpf: Rebuild signed lskels when signing key changes
selftests/bpf: Rename the verify_sig_setup.sh setup into setup-rsa
selftests/bpf: Add an end-to-end ML-DSA signed loader test
selftests/bpf: Allow appending to guest kernel cmdline in vmtest.sh
selftests/bpf: Add tests for bpf keyring in signed loader
Documentation/bpf: Document the bpf keyring and improve examples
.../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 16 +
Documentation/bpf/signing.rst | 279 +++++++++--
include/linux/bpf.h | 13 +
include/linux/verification.h | 10 +
kernel/bpf/Makefile | 3 +
kernel/bpf/keys.c | 72 +++
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 43 +-
tools/bpf/bpftool/main.h | 2 +-
tools/bpf/bpftool/sign.c | 22 +-
tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile | 2 +-
tools/testing/selftests/bpf/config | 2 +
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/signed_loader.c | 472 ++++++++++++++++--
.../bpf/prog_tests/verify_pkcs7_sig.c | 4 +-
.../testing/selftests/bpf/verify_sig_setup.sh | 63 ++-
tools/testing/selftests/bpf/vmtest.sh | 16 +-
15 files changed, 915 insertions(+), 104 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 kernel/bpf/keys.c
--
2.43.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-08-25 14:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-25 14:25 Daniel Borkmann [this message]
2026-08-25 14:25 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 01/11] bpf: Add a bpf keyring for program signature validation Daniel Borkmann
2026-08-25 14:39 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-25 14:25 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 02/11] bpf: Refuse caller-supplied keyrings when the bpf one is active Daniel Borkmann
2026-08-25 14:25 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 03/11] bpf: Raise the bound on a program's signature size Daniel Borkmann
2026-08-25 14:25 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 04/11] bpftool: Support ML-DSA program signing Daniel Borkmann
2026-08-25 14:36 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-25 14:25 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 05/11] selftests/bpf: Add a test for the sealed bpf keyring Daniel Borkmann
2026-08-25 14:25 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 06/11] selftests/bpf: Rebuild signed lskels when signing key changes Daniel Borkmann
2026-08-25 14:25 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 07/11] selftests/bpf: Rename the verify_sig_setup.sh setup into setup-rsa Daniel Borkmann
2026-08-25 14:25 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 08/11] selftests/bpf: Add an end-to-end ML-DSA signed loader test Daniel Borkmann
2026-08-25 14:25 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 09/11] selftests/bpf: Allow appending to guest kernel cmdline in vmtest.sh Daniel Borkmann
2026-08-25 14:25 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 10/11] selftests/bpf: Add tests for bpf keyring in signed loader Daniel Borkmann
2026-08-25 14:25 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 11/11] Documentation/bpf: Document the bpf keyring and improve examples Daniel Borkmann
2026-08-28 1:38 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 00/11] BPF keyring and signed loader ML-DSA support Jarkko Sakkinen
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