Add an openssl command option example for generating CodeSign extended key usage in X.509 when CONFIG_CHECK_CODESIGN_EKU is enabled. Signed-off-by: "Lee, Chun-Yi" <jlee@xxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst index 7d7c7c8a545c..ca3b8f19466c 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst @@ -170,6 +170,12 @@ generate the public/private key files:: -config x509.genkey -outform PEM -out kernel_key.pem \ -keyout kernel_key.pem +When ``CONFIG_CHECK_CODESIGN_EKU`` option is enabled, the following openssl +command option should be added where for generating CodeSign extended key usage +in X.509:: + + -addext "extendedKeyUsage=codeSigning" + The full pathname for the resulting kernel_key.pem file can then be specified in the ``CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_KEY`` option, and the certificate and key therein will be used instead of an autogenerated keypair. -- 2.26.2
