Re: [PATCH 2/3] binfmt_elf: Verify signature of signed elf binary

[Vivek Goyal]

On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 11:55:59PM -0500, Mimi Zohar wrote:

[..]
> Please remind me why you can't use IMA-appraisal, which was upstreamed
> in Linux 3.7?  Why another method is needed?

So is this IMA-appraisal also supports digital signatures? The IMA white
paper seems to put digital signatures in separate category
(IMA-Appraisal-Signature-Extension).

> 
> With IMA-appraisal, there are a couple of issues that would still need
> to be addressed:
> - missing the ability to specify the validation method required.
> - modify the ima_appraise_tcb policy policy to require elf executables
> to be digitally signed.

For my use case, all executable don't have to be digitally signed. If
something is digitally signed then do the signature verification.

Thanks
Vivek
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