Re: [PATCH ima-evm-utils v3] ima-evm-utils: Support SM2 algorithm for sign and verify

[Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>]

On Mon, 2021-07-12 at 20:12 +0800, Tianjia Zhang wrote:
> 
> On 7/9/21 8:05 PM, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> > On Fri, 2021-07-09 at 17:06 +0800, Tianjia Zhang wrote:
> >> On 7/7/21 10:28 AM, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>> I'm also seeing:
> >>> - openssl req -verbose -new -nodes -utf8 -days 10000 -batch -x509 -sm3
> >>> -sigopt distid:1234567812345678 -config test-ca.conf -copy_extensions
> >>> copyall -newkey sm2 -out test-sm2.cer -outform DER -keyout test-sm2.key
> >>> req: Unrecognized flag copy_extensions
> >>>
> >>
> >> This command is for openssl 3.0, and '-copy_extensions copyall' is also
> >> a parameter supported on 3.0. At present, the mainstream version of
> >> openssl 1.1.1 only partially supports SM2 signatures. For example, the
> >> USERID in the SM2 specification cannot be used, and the certificate
> >> cannot be operated in the command using the SM2/3 algorithm combination,
> >> just like the modification of libimaevm.c in this patch, this cannot be
> >> done directly through the openssl command, even if the '-copy_extensions
> >> copyall' parameter is deleted, this command will be failed on openssl
> >> 1.1.1. The final solution may be openssl 3.0.
> >>
> >> On openssl 1.1.1, there is no problem to operate the signature of the
> >> SM2/3 algorithm combination through the API. If it is possible, the
> >> sign_verify test of sm2/3 is not required. What is your opinion?
> > 
> > Instead of dropping the test altogether, add an openssl version
> > dependency.
> 
> Great. will do in next version patch.

Please consider adding a new CI distro matrix rule that includes the
needed openssl version.  Another option would be to define a new script
in the tests directory to install openssl from the git repo.  Please
limit using that script to a single distro matrix rule.

thanks,

Mimi