[PATCH v1 0/3] KEYS: trusted: Introduce support for NXP CAAM-based trusted keys

Ahmad Fatoum a.fatoum at pengutronix.de
Tue Mar 16 17:01:15 UTC 2021


The Cryptographic Acceleration and Assurance Module (CAAM) is an IP core
built into many newer i.MX and QorIQ SoCs by NXP.

Its blob mechanism can AES encrypt/decrypt user data using a unique
never-disclosed device-specific key. There has been multiple
discussions on how to represent this within the kernel:

 - [RFC] crypto: caam - add red blobifier
   Steffen implemented[1] a PoC sysfs driver to start a discussion on how to
   best integrate the blob mechanism.
   Mimi suggested that it could be used to implement trusted keys.
   Trusted keys back then were a TPM-only feature.

 - security/keys/secure_key: Adds the secure key support based on CAAM.
   Udit added[2] a new "secure" key type with the CAAM as backend. The key
   material stays within the kernel only.
   Mimi and James agreed that this needs a generic interface, not specific
   to CAAM. Mimi suggested trusted keys. Jan noted that this could serve as
   basis for TEE-backed keys.

 - [RFC] drivers: crypto: caam: key: Add caam_tk key type
   Franck added[3] a new "caam_tk" key type based on Udit's work. The key
   material stays within the kernel only, but can optionally be user-set
   instead of coming from RNG. James voiced the opinion that there should
   be just one user-facing generic wrap/unwrap key type with multiple
   possible handlers. David suggested trusted keys.

 - Introduce TEE based Trusted Keys support
   Sumit reworked[4] trusted keys to support multiple possible backends with
   one chosen at boot time and added a new TEE backend along with TPM.
   This now sits in Jarkko's master branch to be sent out for v5.13

This patch series builds on top of Sumit's rework to have the CAAM as yet another
trusted key backend.

The CAAM bits are based on Steffen's initial patch from 2015. His work had been
used in the field for some years now, so I preferred not to deviate too much from it.

This series has been tested with dmcrypt[5] on an i.MX6DL.

Looking forward to your feedback.

Cheers,
Ahmad

 [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-crypto/1447082306-19946-2-git-send-email-s.trumtrar@pengutronix.de/
 [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-integrity/20180723111432.26830-1-udit.agarwal@nxp.com/
 [3]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1551456599-10603-2-git-send-email-franck.lenormand@nxp.com/
 [4]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1604419306-26105-1-git-send-email-sumit.garg@linaro.org/
 [5]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-integrity/20210122084321.24012-2-a.fatoum@pengutronix.de/

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To: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko at kernel.org>
To: "Horia Geantă" <horia.geanta at nxp.com>
To: Mimi Zohar <zohar at linux.ibm.com>
To: Aymen Sghaier <aymen.sghaier at nxp.com>
To: Herbert Xu <herbert at gondor.apana.org.au>
To: "David S. Miller" <davem at davemloft.net>
To: James Bottomley <jejb at linux.ibm.com>
Cc: David Howells <dhowells at redhat.com>
Cc: James Morris <jmorris at namei.org>
Cc: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge at hallyn.com>
Cc: Steffen Trumtrar <s.trumtrar at pengutronix.de>
Cc: Udit Agarwal <udit.agarwal at nxp.com>
Cc: Jan Luebbe <j.luebbe at penutronix.de>
Cc: David Gstir <david at sigma-star.at>
Cc: Franck LENORMAND <franck.lenormand at nxp.com>
Cc: Sumit Garg <sumit.garg at linaro.org>
Cc: linux-integrity at vger.kernel.org
Cc: keyrings at vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-crypto at vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-security-module at vger.kernel.org

Ahmad Fatoum (3):
  crypto: caam - add in-kernel interface for blob generator
  KEYS: trusted: implement fallback to kernel RNG
  KEYS: trusted: Introduce support for NXP CAAM-based trusted keys

 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt |   1 +-
 drivers/crypto/caam/Kconfig                     |   4 +-
 drivers/crypto/caam/Makefile                    |   1 +-
 drivers/crypto/caam/blob_gen.c                  | 230 +++++++++++++++++-
 include/keys/trusted-type.h                     |   2 +-
 include/keys/trusted_caam.h                     |  11 +-
 include/soc/fsl/caam-blob.h                     |  54 ++++-
 security/keys/trusted-keys/Makefile             |   1 +-
 security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_caam.c       |  74 +++++-
 security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_core.c       |  17 +-
 10 files changed, 392 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 drivers/crypto/caam/blob_gen.c
 create mode 100644 include/keys/trusted_caam.h
 create mode 100644 include/soc/fsl/caam-blob.h
 create mode 100644 security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_caam.c

base-commit: 8a3fa8ade8a35d8f7c178f5680f07f223da41b87
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