diff options
| author | André Fabian Silva Delgado <emulatorman@parabola.nu> | 2016-09-11 04:34:46 -0300 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | André Fabian Silva Delgado <emulatorman@parabola.nu> | 2016-09-11 04:34:46 -0300 |
| commit | 863981e96738983919de841ec669e157e6bdaeb0 (patch) | |
| tree | d6d89a12e7eb8017837c057935a2271290907f76 /Documentation/security/LoadPin.txt | |
| parent | 8dec7c70575785729a6a9e6719a955e9c545bcab (diff) | |
Linux-libre 4.7.1-gnupck-4.7.1-gnu
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/security/LoadPin.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/security/LoadPin.txt | 17 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/security/LoadPin.txt b/Documentation/security/LoadPin.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e11877f5d --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/security/LoadPin.txt @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +LoadPin is a Linux Security Module that ensures all kernel-loaded files +(modules, firmware, etc) all originate from the same filesystem, with +the expectation that such a filesystem is backed by a read-only device +such as dm-verity or CDROM. This allows systems that have a verified +and/or unchangeable filesystem to enforce module and firmware loading +restrictions without needing to sign the files individually. + +The LSM is selectable at build-time with CONFIG_SECURITY_LOADPIN, and +can be controlled at boot-time with the kernel command line option +"loadpin.enabled". By default, it is enabled, but can be disabled at +boot ("loadpin.enabled=0"). + +LoadPin starts pinning when it sees the first file loaded. If the +block device backing the filesystem is not read-only, a sysctl is +created to toggle pinning: /proc/sys/kernel/loadpin/enabled. (Having +a mutable filesystem means pinning is mutable too, but having the +sysctl allows for easy testing on systems with a mutable filesystem.) |