Re: [PATCH v5 00/21] EVM

Casey Schaufler
2011-05-20T14:13:45Z

On 5/19/2011 5:51 PM, James Morris wrote:
> On Wed, 18 May 2011, Mimi Zohar wrote:
>
>>> Once we have a better understanding of what the feature does and why it
>>> does it and how it interfaces with the user, we can start looking at
>>> the implementation.
>> Much appreciated!
> What is the status of potential users of the feature?
>
> I recall that MeeGo were planning to use EVM, but they've since changed
> their security plans. Do they still plan to use it?

It's something we'll be discussing at the MeeGo conference in San Francisco
next week.

> Are any other users
> committing to use EVM?
>
> Also -- this was raised some time back, but I can't find the discussion --
> what does IMA/EVM provide over disk encryption as a protection against
> offline attacks?
>
> - James