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From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, safford@watson.ibm.com,
	serue@linux.vnet.ibm.com, kjhall@linux.vnet.ibm.com,
	zohar@us.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [Patch 3/7] integrity: EVM as an integrity service provider
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:13:22 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070325121321.GA8550@ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070325001605.31ed39e7.akpm@linux-foundation.org>

Hi!

> > +++ linux-2.6.21-rc4-mm1/security/evm/Kconfig
> > @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
> > +config INTEGRITY_EVM
> > +	boolean "EVM support"
> > +	depends on INTEGRITY && KEYS
> > +	select CRYPTO_HMAC
> > +	select CRYPTO_MD5
> > +	select CRYPTO_SHA1
> > +	default 0
> > +	help
> > +	  The Extended Verification Module is an integrity provider.
> > +	  An extensible set of extended attributes, as defined in
> > +	  /etc/evm.conf, are HMAC protected against modification
> > +	  using the TPM's KERNEL ROOT KEY, if configured, or with a
> > +	  pass-phrase.  Possible extended attributes include authenticity,
> > +	  integrity, and revision level.

What is identity provider good for? Can you explain it a bit more, or
perhaps point to Doc*/ somewhere?
							Pavel

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  reply	other threads:[~2007-03-25 15:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-03-23 16:09 [Patch 3/7] integrity: EVM as an integrity service provider Mimi Zohar
2007-03-25  8:14 ` Andrew Morton
2007-03-26 18:23   ` Serge E. Hallyn
2007-03-26 20:56     ` Mimi Zohar
2007-03-25  8:16 ` Andrew Morton
2007-03-25 12:13   ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2007-03-26 17:55     ` David Safford
2007-03-22 23:19       ` Pavel Machek
2007-03-27 17:32         ` David Safford
2007-03-26  3:13   ` Mimi Zohar
2007-03-26  5:28     ` Andrew Morton
2007-03-26 11:43       ` Mimi Zohar

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