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From: Carlos Silva <r3pek@×××××.org>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] patch linux-mod.eclass to add support for module signing
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:08:00
Message-Id: CA+ZvHYE0TPv5rt5tfb_6YJe=aNnkMr5onFQVvfCL04Tx7t=fbg@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] patch linux-mod.eclass to add support for module signing by Peter Stuge
1 On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 8:39 PM, Peter Stuge <peter@×××××.se> wrote:
2
3 > Carlos Silva wrote:
4 > > If one wants to create a key himself, it's also possible to use this
5 > > key, he just has to name it signing_key.priv and siging_key.x509 and
6 > > put it under /usr/src/linux.
7 >
8 > Do you know if this is a sane default?
9 >
10 > Where do most users of signed modules store keys so far?
11 >
12
13 It's where the kernel build system picks them. They only have to be there
14 to build the kernel, nothing else. After the kernel is built, and the
15 modules compiled and signed against that keys, they can even be removed
16 from the system.

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