Re: [PATCH 0/3] mkimage: allow to specify signing algorithm

Simon Glass
2022-01-13T13:40:30Z

Hi Jan,

On Thu, 13 Jan 2022 at 05:38, Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com> wrote:
>
> On 25.11.21 20:03, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> > Another step to decouple the FIT image specification from the actual
> > signing: With these changes, the signature nodes can leave out an algo
> > property, mkimage will initialize that as well while signing. This way,
> > in-tree FIT source files can be prepared for gaining signatures without
> > defining the key type or size upfront, forcing users to patch the code
> > to change that.
> >
> > Patch 1 is preparatory for this, patch 2 a drive-by cleanup.
> >
> > A better solution would actually be if the algorithm was derived from
> > the provided key. But the underlying crypto layer seems to be rather
> > unprepared for that.
> >
> > Jan
> >
> > Jan Kiszka (3):
> > image-fit: Make string of algo parameter constant
> > mkimage: Drop unused OPT_STRING constant
> > mkimage: Allow to specify the signature algorithm on the command line
> >
> > boot/image-fit-sig.c | 2 +-
> > boot/image-fit.c | 8 +++----
> > doc/mkimage.1 | 5 +++++
> > include/image.h | 5 +++--
> > tools/fit_image.c | 3 ++-
> > tools/image-host.c | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
> > tools/imagetool.h | 1 +
> > tools/mkimage.c | 6 ++++--
> > 8 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
> >
>
> Ping on this series.
>
> Jan
>
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Somehow I did not get this. Can you please resend it? I have lost
some patches to spam filters.

Regards,
Simon