Re: [PATCH RFC 00/12] Enroll kernel keys thru MOK

[Eric Snowberg]

> On Jul 7, 2021, at 10:28 AM, Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Wed, Jul 07, 2021 at 10:23:04AM -0600, Eric Snowberg wrote:
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>>> On Jul 7, 2021, at 12:46 AM, Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Jul 06, 2021 at 10:43:51PM -0400, Eric Snowberg wrote:
>>>> This is a follow up to the "Add additional MOK vars" [1] series I 
>>>> previously sent.  This series incorporates the feedback given 
>>>> both publicly on the mailing list and privately from Mimi. This 
>>>> series just focuses on getting end-user keys into the kernel trust 
>>>> boundary.
>>> 
>>> WTF is MOK?
>> 
>> MOK stands for Machine Owner Key.   The MOK facility can be used to 
>> import keys that you use to sign your own development kernel build, 
>> so that it is able to boot with UEFI Secure Boot enabled. Many Linux 
>> distributions have implemented UEFI Secure Boot using these keys 
>> as well as the ones Secure Boot provides.  It allows the end-user 
>> a choice, instead of locking them into only being able to use keys 
>> their hardware manufacture provided, or forcing them to enroll keys 
>> through their BIOS.
> 
> Please spell this out in your cover letters and commit logs.

I will add it in the future, thanks.