Re: [RFC PATCH v15 18/21] ipe: enable support for fs-verity as a trust provider

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On 3/17/2024 10:17 PM, Eric Biggers wrote:
On Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 08:35:48PM -0700, Fan Wu wrote:
+config IPE_PROP_FS_VERITY
+	bool "Enable property for fs-verity files"
+	depends on FS_VERITY && FS_VERITY_BUILTIN_SIGNATURES
+	help
+	  This option enables the usage of properties "fsverity_signature"
+	  and "fsverity_digest". These properties evaluate to TRUE when
+	  a file is fsverity enabled and with a signed digest

Again: why would anyone care if there is a signature, if that signature is not
checked.

I think you meant to write something like: "when a file is fsverity enabled and
has a valid builtin signature whose signing cert is in the .fs-verity keyring".

- Eric

Thanks for the suggestion. I agree this is a more accurate description. I'll update the description to include these details.

-Fan




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