[PATCH v6 6/8] ima: add build time policy

Kees Cook keescook at chromium.org
Sun Jul 15 02:28:28 UTC 2018


On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 11:06 AM, Mimi Zohar <zohar at linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> IMA by default does not measure, appraise or audit files, but can be
> enabled at runtime by specifying a builtin policy on the boot command line
> or by loading a custom policy.
>
> This patch defines a build time policy, which verifies kernel modules,
> firmware, kexec image, and/or the IMA policy signatures.  This build time
> policy is automatically enabled at runtime and persists after loading a
> custom policy.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar at linux.vnet.ibm.com>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook at chromium.org>

-Kees

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Kees Cook
Pixel Security
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