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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 10:27:03AM +1000, Kel Modderman wrote:
> On Friday 05 March 2010 01:31:28 John W. Linville wrote:
> > 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?
> 
> No.

Perhaps you could use a few more words?  It seems to me that what
limits you is the policies of some distributions.  Certainly crda
and wireless-regdb can be maintained separately so long as the key
doesn't change between builds or with alternate keys installed in
the proper locations.  Am I missing something?

John
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