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Default is to use the UNIQUE key, but selecting the OTP key can be done via a module parameter (dcp_use_otp_key). + (5) PKWM (PowerVM Key Wrapping Module: IBM PowerVM + Platform KeyStore) + + Rooted to a unique, per-LPAR key, which is derived from a system-wide, + randomly generated LPAR root key. Both the per-LPAR keys and the LPAR + root key are stored in hypervisor-owned secure memory at runtime, + and the LPAR root key is additionally persisted in secure locations + such as the processor SEEPROMs and encrypted NVRAM. + * Execution isolation (1) TPM @@ -102,6 +110,14 @@ safe. environment. Only basic blob key encryption is executed there. The actual key sealing/unsealing is done on main processor/kernel space. + (5) PKWM (PowerVM Key Wrapping Module: IBM PowerVM + Platform KeyStore) + + Fixed set of cryptographic operations done on on-chip hardware + cryptographic acceleration unit NX. Keys for wrapping and unwrapping + are managed by PowerVM Platform KeyStore, which stores keys in an + isolated in-memory copy in secure hypervisor memory, as well as in a + persistent copy in hypervisor-encrypted NVRAM. + * Optional binding to platform integrity state (1) TPM @@ -129,6 +145,11 @@ safe. Relies on Secure/Trusted boot process (called HAB by vendor) for platform integrity. + (5) PKWM (PowerVM Key Wrapping Module: IBM PowerVM + Platform KeyStore) + + Relies on secure and trusted boot process of IBM Power systems for + platform integrity. + * Interfaces and APIs (1) TPM @@ -149,6 +170,11 @@ safe. Vendor-specific API that is implemented as part of the DCP crypto driver in ``drivers/crypto/mxs-dcp.c``. + (5) PKWM (PowerVM Key Wrapping Module: IBM PowerVM + Platform KeyStore) + + Platform Keystore has well documented interfaces in PAPR document. + Refer to ``Documentation/arch/powerpc/papr_hcalls.rst`` + * Threat model The strength and appropriateness of a particular trust source for a given @@ -191,6 +217,10 @@ selected trust source: a dedicated hardware RNG that is independent from DCP which can be enabled to back the kernel RNG. + * PKWM (PowerVM Key Wrapping Module: IBM PowerVM + Platform KeyStore) + + The normal kernel random number generator is used to generate keys. + Users may override this by specifying ``trusted.rng=kernel`` on the kernel command-line to override the used RNG with the kernel's random number pool. @@ -321,6 +351,26 @@ Usage:: specific to this DCP key-blob implementation. The key length for new keys is always in bytes. Trusted Keys can be 32 - 128 bytes (256 - 1024 bits). +Trusted Keys usage: PKWM +------------------------ + +Usage:: + + keyctl add trusted name "new keylen [options]" ring + keyctl add trusted name "load hex_blob" ring + keyctl print keyid + + options: + wrap_flags= ascii hex value of security policy requirement + 0x00: no secure boot requirement (default) + 0x01: require secure boot to be in either audit or + enforced mode + 0x02: require secure boot to be in enforced mode + +"keyctl print" returns an ASCII hex copy of the sealed key, which is in format +specific to PKWM key-blob implementation. The key length for new keys is +always in bytes. Trusted Keys can be 32 - 128 bytes (256 - 1024 bits). + Encrypted Keys usage -------------------- -- 2.47.3