Re: [PATCH v1.3 4/4] keys: add new key-type encrypted

From: David Howells
Date: Tue Nov 16 2010 - 09:09:19 EST


Mimi Zohar <zohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Am assuming you mean something like this:
>
> keyctl add encrypted name "new trusted:master-key-name keylen" ring
> keyctl add encrypted name "new user:master-key-name keylen" ring
>
> and, as you said, works without changing the API.

No, that's not what I mean. I maeant that when your internal functions look
for the user key, they should preface the description with a prefix.

It should be handled in request_user_key() or request_master_key(). The
description given to request_trusted_key() should have the prefix applied
there. There's no need to mention it at all in the encrypted key add_key
command line.

David
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