Re: [Keyrings] [PATCH] Keys: Add LSM hooks for key management

From: David Howells
Date: Fri Oct 07 2005 - 03:52:09 EST


James Morris <jmorris@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > The permissions check done on the keyring merely assures that the keyring
> > can be modified, not that a new key may or may not actually be created.
>
> Ok, time to add KEY_CREATE?

But to what? It is possible to request or create a key without linking it to
anything, at least for kernel services.

David
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