RE: F36 Change: DIGLIM (System-Wide Change proposal)

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> From: Roberto Sassu
> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 3:36 PM
> Hi everyone
> 
> I recently sent to the kernel mailing lists a patch set to support
> PGP keys and signatures.
> 
> Other than allowing the appraisal of RPM headers without
> changes to the building infrastructure, it would also simplify
> key management for the use cases requiring file or fsverity
> signatures (no need for a secondary key).
> 
> This is the link of the patch set:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-integrity/20220111180318.591029-1-
> roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> One point of the discussion was if there is the need to support
> PGP in the kernel, or if a distribution should adapt its key
> management to be compatible with key types currently available
> in the kernel.

I have a question related to this. Is the private key used to sign
kernel modules available also when other packages are built?

Thanks

Roberto

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES Duesseldorf GmbH, HRB 56063
Managing Director: Li Peng, Zhong Ronghua

> It would be great if you could comment on this patch set, from
> the perspective of people managing a Linux distribution. Also,
> any thought related to the patch set would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Roberto
> 
> HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES Duesseldorf GmbH, HRB 56063
> Managing Director: Li Peng, Zhong Ronghua
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