Re: [PATCH v5 11/11] intel_sgx: driver documentation

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On 2017-11-21 04:47, Borislav Petkov wrote:
On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 02:38:54PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
   Try to start LE. If it doesn't start i.e. is signed with a different
   root key than the one inside MSRs, then fail the initialization.

But what if the one inside the MSRs is from the fw vendor and I don't
trust it?


Boris & Peter: this key has nothing to do with "trust" or "security". As Sean mentioned in the other thread (PATCH v5 06/11) the kernel is fully capable of enforcing any security policy on its own without help of an enclave.

> I.e., let the owner really own the hardware she paid money for.

Yes, let's. Processors with SGX have been commercially available for over 2 years (and I have owned them for the same time). Why is it that I still can't use a mainline kernel to get access to all the cabapilities of my 2-year old hardware? Let's try not to put too much policy in the kernel and let userspace decide.

Jethro Beekman



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