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Re: [PATCH] crda: do not embed crypto data when USE_OPENSSL=1

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On Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 12:08:50AM +1000, Kel Modderman wrote:
> When USE_OPENSSL=1 do not embed crypto data into binary, use the PUBKEY_DIR
> variable just as it is when USE_GCRYPT=1 and just load certs from PUBKEY_DIR
> for signature verification at runtime. Remove ssl support from
> utils/key2pub.py.
> 
> This allows wireless-regdb to be built from source and upgraded independently
> of crda and is _crucial_ for distributions who want to build their own
> regulatory.bin.

I don't understand -- isn't this possible already?

> This change does remove support for alternate runtime pubkey dir
> /etc/wireless-regdb/pubkeys, but wireless-regdb does not currently install
> custom pubkeys to /etc/wireless-regdb/pubkeys, and I couldn't care less
> about that feature atm :)
> 
> When verification fails provide information about the PUBKEY_DIR variable.
> 
> Fix typo (s/make noverify/make all_noverify/).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kel Modderman <kel@xxxxxxxxxx>

So you want to remove this feature simply because you don't use
it yourself?  What problem is it causing?

John
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