Re: [PATCH v4 00/17] module: Introduce hash-based integrity checking

[David Howells]

James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > There is another issue too: If you have a static private key that you
> > use to sign modules (and probably other things), someone will likely
> > give you a GPL request to get it.
> 
> The SFC just lost that exact point in the Vizio trial, so I think
> you're wrong on this under US law at least.  There's no general ability
> under GPLv2 to demand long lived signing keys.

Cool :-).  I just know that I've been sent GPL requests for kernel keys.

David