Re: [PATCH v4 0/8] kexec/firmware: support system wide policy requiring signatures

Kees Cook
2018-06-05T13:43:34Z

On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 6:25 AM, Serge E. Hallyn <serge@hallyn.com> wrote:
> Quoting Kees Cook (keescook@chromium.org):
>> On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 9:09 PM, Serge E. Hallyn <serge@hallyn.com> wrote:
>> > Personally I agree with Eric and prefer a new hook. I don't feel strongly
>> > enough about it to keep bikeshedding, but since this set already exists,
>> > it seems like the way to go.
>>
>> And the new hook is "load stuff without a file descriptor"?
>
> Yes. Load stuff based on my own credentials not those attached
> to a file.

Okay, I can live with that. :)

--
Kees Cook
Pixel Security