Re: [PATCH] KEYS: asym_tpm: Switch to get_random_bytes()

[Janne Karhunen]

On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 2:41 PM Jarkko Sakkinen
<jarkko.sakkinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > At what point during boot is the kernel random pool available?  Does
> > this imply that you're planning on changing trusted keys as well?
>
> Well trusted keys *must* be changed to use it. It is not a choice
> because using a proprietary random number generator instead of defacto
> one in the kernel can be categorized as a *regression*.
>
> Also, TEE trusted keys cannot use the TPM option.
>
> If it was not initialized early enough we would need fix that too.

Note that especially IMA and fs encryptions are pretty annoying in
this sense. You probably want to keep your keys device specific and
you really need the keys around the time when the filesystems mount
for the first time. This is very early on..


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Janne