Re: [PATCH 8/9] crypto: atmel-ecc: Detail what is unlocked

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 3:25 PM Tudor Ambarus
<tudor.ambarus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 06/05/2018 04:49 PM, Linus Walleij wrote:

> > Instead of just providing a broad error message about the
> > chip being unlocked provide details on what is unlocked,
> > one line per thing that can be locked: data and OTP and
> > configuration are locked independently. Loose the
>
> Failure to lock these zones may permit modification of secret keys, so
> we don't permit using the device if any of these zones is unlocked.
> Why do you think it's relevant to indicate which zone is unlocked?

It is always nice for the user to know exactly what the problem
is. Instead of "there is some problem with locking" they now
know what locking the problem is about: the first, the second
or both.

Yours,
Linus Walleij



[Index of Archives]     [Kernel]     [Gnu Classpath]     [Gnu Crypto]     [DM Crypt]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]

  Powered by Linux