[PATCH] tpm: enable HMAC encryption for only x86-64 and aarch64
Jarkko Sakkinen
jarkko at kernel.org
Tue May 21 14:26:54 UTC 2024
On Tue May 21, 2024 at 5:13 PM EEST, James Bottomley wrote:
> On Tue, 2024-05-21 at 17:02 +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > Secondly, it also roots to the null key if a parent is not given. So
> > it covers all the basic features of the HMAC patch set.
>
> I don't think that can work. The key file would be wrapped to the
> parent and the null seed (and hence the wrapping) changes with every
> reboot. If you want a permanent key, it has to be in one of the
> accessible permanent hierarchies (storage ideally or endorsement).
I'm fully aware that null seed is randomized per power cycle.
The fallback was inherited from James Prestwood's original code and I
decided to keep it as a testing feature, and also to test HMAC changes.
If you look at the testing transcript in the cover letter, it should be
obvious that a primary key is created in my basic test.
BR, Jarkko
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