VisionFive2 Linux kernel

author: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com> 2021-06-29 17:34:21 -0400 committer: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org> 2021-08-23 19:55:42 +0300 commit: a4aed36ed5924a05ecfadc470584188bfba2b928 parent: ea35e0d5df6c92fa2e124bb1b91d09b2240715ba

Commit Summary:

certs: Add support for using elliptic curve keys for signing modules

Diffstat:

2 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/certs/Kconfig b/certs/Kconfig
index f4e61116f94e..ae7f2e876a31 100644
--- a/certs/Kconfig
+++ b/certs/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,32 @@ config MODULE_SIG_KEY
          then the kernel will automatically generate the private key and
          certificate as described in Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
 
+choice
+	prompt "Type of module signing key to be generated"
+	default MODULE_SIG_KEY_TYPE_RSA
+	help
+	 The type of module signing key type to generate. This option
+	 does not apply if a #PKCS11 URI is used.
+
+config MODULE_SIG_KEY_TYPE_RSA
+	bool "RSA"
+	depends on MODULE_SIG || (IMA_APPRAISE_MODSIG && MODULES)
+	help
+	 Use an RSA key for module signing.
+
+config MODULE_SIG_KEY_TYPE_ECDSA
+	bool "ECDSA"
+	select CRYPTO_ECDSA
+	depends on MODULE_SIG || (IMA_APPRAISE_MODSIG && MODULES)
+	help
+	 Use an elliptic curve key (NIST P384) for module signing. Consider
+	 using a strong hash like sha256 or sha384 for hashing modules.
+
+	 Note: Remove all ECDSA signing keys, e.g. certs/signing_key.pem,
+	 when falling back to building Linux 5.14 and older kernels.
+
+endchoice
+
 config SYSTEM_TRUSTED_KEYRING
 	bool "Provide system-wide ring of trusted keys"
 	depends on KEYS
diff --git a/certs/Makefile b/certs/Makefile
index f9344e52ecda..279433783b10 100644
--- a/certs/Makefile
+++ b/certs/Makefile
@@ -66,9 +66,21 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_KEY),"certs/signing_key.pem")
 
 ifeq ($(openssl_available),yes)
 X509TEXT=$(shell openssl x509 -in "certs/signing_key.pem" -text 2>/dev/null)
+endif
 
+# Support user changing key type
+ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_KEY_TYPE_ECDSA
+keytype_openssl = -newkey ec -pkeyopt ec_paramgen_curve:secp384r1
+ifeq ($(openssl_available),yes)
+$(if $(findstring id-ecPublicKey,$(X509TEXT)),,$(shell rm -f "certs/signing_key.pem"))
+endif
+endif # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_KEY_TYPE_ECDSA
+
+ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_KEY_TYPE_RSA
+ifeq ($(openssl_available),yes)
 $(if $(findstring rsaEncryption,$(X509TEXT)),,$(shell rm -f "certs/signing_key.pem"))
 endif
+endif # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_KEY_TYPE_RSA
 
 $(obj)/signing_key.pem: $(obj)/x509.genkey
 	@$(kecho) "###"
@@ -83,6 +95,7 @@ $(obj)/signing_key.pem: $(obj)/x509.genkey
 		-batch -x509 -config $(obj)/x509.genkey \
 		-outform PEM -out $(obj)/signing_key.pem \
 		-keyout $(obj)/signing_key.pem \
+		$(keytype_openssl) \
 		$($(quiet)redirect_openssl)
 	@$(kecho) "###"
 	@$(kecho) "### Key pair generated."