[RFC 08/11] security: Hornet LSM

[Randy Dunlap]

On 12/10/25 6:12 PM, Blaise Boscaccy wrote:
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> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +======
> +Hornet
> +======
> +
> +Hornet is a Linux Security Module that provides extensible signature
> +verification for eBPF programs. This is selectable at build-time with
> +``CONFIG_SECURITY_HORNET``.
> +
> +Overview
> +========
> +
> +Hornet addresses concerns from users who require strict audit
> +trails and verification guarantees, especially in security-sensitive
> +environments. Map hashes for extended verification are passed in via
> +the existing PKCS#7 uapi and verifified by the crypto

                                verified
and preferably         UAPI

> +subsystem. Hornet then calculates the verification state of the
> +program (full, partial, bad, etc) and then invokes a new downstream

                                etc.)

> +LSM hook to delegate policy decisions.
> +
> +Tooling
> +=======
> +
> +Some tooling is provided to aid with the development of signed eBPF
> +light-skeletons.
> +
> +extract-skel.sh
> +---------------
> +
> +This shell script extracts the instructions and map data used by the
> +light skeleton from the autogenerated header file created by bpftool.
> +
> +gen_sig
> +---------
> +
> +gen_sig creates a pkcs#7 signature of a data payload. Additionally it
> +appends a signed attribute containing a set of hashes.

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~Randy