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[v2,2/5] keys: generate self-signed module signing key using CSR

Message ID 20210218220011.67625-3-nayna@linux.ibm.com (mailing list archive)
State New
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Series ima: kernel build support for loading the kernel module signing key | expand

Commit Message

Nayna Jain Feb. 18, 2021, 10 p.m. UTC
Loading a key on the IMA trusted keyring requires the key be signed
by an existing key on the builtin or secondary trusted keyring.
Creating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) allows the certificate
to be self-signed or signed by a CA.

Generate a self-signed module signing key using CSR.

Signed-off-by: Nayna Jain <nayna@linux.ibm.com>
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 Makefile       |  3 ++-
 certs/Makefile | 15 +++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Comments

Stefan Berger Feb. 19, 2021, 3:15 p.m. UTC | #1
On 2/18/21 5:00 PM, Nayna Jain wrote:
> Loading a key on the IMA trusted keyring requires the key be signed
> by an existing key on the builtin or secondary trusted keyring.
> Creating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) allows the certificate
> to be self-signed or signed by a CA.
>
> Generate a self-signed module signing key using CSR.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nayna Jain <nayna@linux.ibm.com>

Tested this also as part of a patch I am going to post.

Reviewed-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>


> ---
>   Makefile       |  3 ++-
>   certs/Makefile | 15 +++++++++++----
>   2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index 004163a4e6b3..a971d4ae40bd 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -1473,7 +1473,8 @@ MRPROPER_FILES += include/config include/generated          \
>   		  .config .config.old .version \
>   		  Module.symvers \
>   		  certs/signing_key.pem certs/signing_key.x509 \
> -		  certs/x509.genkey \
> +		  certs/x509.genkey certs/signing_key.key \
> +		  certs/signing_key.crt certs/signing_key.csr \
>   		  vmlinux-gdb.py \
>   		  *.spec
>   
> diff --git a/certs/Makefile b/certs/Makefile
> index f4c25b67aad9..b2be7eb413d3 100644
> --- a/certs/Makefile
> +++ b/certs/Makefile
> @@ -60,11 +60,18 @@ $(obj)/signing_key.pem: $(obj)/x509.genkey
>   	@$(kecho) "### needs to be run as root, and uses a hardware random"
>   	@$(kecho) "### number generator if one is available."
>   	@$(kecho) "###"
> -	$(Q)openssl req -new -nodes -utf8 -$(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_HASH) -days 36500 \
> -		-batch -x509 -config $(obj)/x509.genkey \
> -		-outform PEM -out $(obj)/signing_key.pem \
> -		-keyout $(obj)/signing_key.pem \
> +	$(Q)openssl req -new -nodes -utf8 \
> +		-batch -config $(obj)/x509.genkey \
> +		-outform PEM -out $(obj)/signing_key.csr \
> +		-keyout $(obj)/signing_key.key -extensions myexts \
>   		$($(quiet)redirect_openssl)
> +	$(Q)openssl x509 -req -days 36500 -in $(obj)/signing_key.csr \
> +		-outform PEM -out $(obj)/signing_key.crt \
> +		-signkey $(obj)/signing_key.key \
> +		-$(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_HASH) -extensions myexts \
> +		-extfile $(obj)/x509.genkey \
> +		$($(quiet)redirect_openssl)
> +	@cat $(obj)/signing_key.key $(obj)/signing_key.crt >> $(obj)/signing_key.pem
>   	@$(kecho) "###"
>   	@$(kecho) "### Key pair generated."
>   	@$(kecho) "###"
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 004163a4e6b3..a971d4ae40bd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1473,7 +1473,8 @@  MRPROPER_FILES += include/config include/generated          \
 		  .config .config.old .version \
 		  Module.symvers \
 		  certs/signing_key.pem certs/signing_key.x509 \
-		  certs/x509.genkey \
+		  certs/x509.genkey certs/signing_key.key \
+		  certs/signing_key.crt certs/signing_key.csr \
 		  vmlinux-gdb.py \
 		  *.spec
 
diff --git a/certs/Makefile b/certs/Makefile
index f4c25b67aad9..b2be7eb413d3 100644
--- a/certs/Makefile
+++ b/certs/Makefile
@@ -60,11 +60,18 @@  $(obj)/signing_key.pem: $(obj)/x509.genkey
 	@$(kecho) "### needs to be run as root, and uses a hardware random"
 	@$(kecho) "### number generator if one is available."
 	@$(kecho) "###"
-	$(Q)openssl req -new -nodes -utf8 -$(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_HASH) -days 36500 \
-		-batch -x509 -config $(obj)/x509.genkey \
-		-outform PEM -out $(obj)/signing_key.pem \
-		-keyout $(obj)/signing_key.pem \
+	$(Q)openssl req -new -nodes -utf8 \
+		-batch -config $(obj)/x509.genkey \
+		-outform PEM -out $(obj)/signing_key.csr \
+		-keyout $(obj)/signing_key.key -extensions myexts \
 		$($(quiet)redirect_openssl)
+	$(Q)openssl x509 -req -days 36500 -in $(obj)/signing_key.csr \
+		-outform PEM -out $(obj)/signing_key.crt \
+		-signkey $(obj)/signing_key.key \
+		-$(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_HASH) -extensions myexts \
+		-extfile $(obj)/x509.genkey \
+		$($(quiet)redirect_openssl)
+	@cat $(obj)/signing_key.key $(obj)/signing_key.crt >> $(obj)/signing_key.pem
 	@$(kecho) "###"
 	@$(kecho) "### Key pair generated."
 	@$(kecho) "###"