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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2024-05-13 20:38:13 +0300
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2024-05-13 20:38:13 +0300
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Merge tag 'keys-trusted-next-6.10-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jarkko/linux-tpmdd
Pull trusted keys updates from Jarkko Sakkinen: "This contains a new key type for the Data Co-Processor (DCP), which is an IP core built into many NXP SoCs such as i.mx6ull" * tag 'keys-trusted-next-6.10-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jarkko/linux-tpmdd: docs: trusted-encrypted: add DCP as new trust source docs: document DCP-backed trusted keys kernel params MAINTAINERS: add entry for DCP-based trusted keys KEYS: trusted: Introduce NXP DCP-backed trusted keys KEYS: trusted: improve scalability of trust source config crypto: mxs-dcp: Add support for hardware-bound keys
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt13
-rw-r--r--Documentation/security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst53
2 files changed, 66 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 5dd8b6b08dee..7d22e8a89a58 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -6765,6 +6765,7 @@
- "tpm"
- "tee"
- "caam"
+ - "dcp"
If not specified then it defaults to iterating through
the trust source list starting with TPM and assigns the
first trust source as a backend which is initialized
@@ -6780,6 +6781,18 @@
If not specified, "default" is used. In this case,
the RNG's choice is left to each individual trust source.
+ trusted.dcp_use_otp_key
+ This is intended to be used in combination with
+ trusted.source=dcp and will select the DCP OTP key
+ instead of the DCP UNIQUE key blob encryption.
+
+ trusted.dcp_skip_zk_test
+ This is intended to be used in combination with
+ trusted.source=dcp and will disable the check if the
+ blob key is all zeros. This is helpful for situations where
+ having this key zero'ed is acceptable. E.g. in testing
+ scenarios.
+
tsc= Disable clocksource stability checks for TSC.
Format: <string>
[x86] reliable: mark tsc clocksource as reliable, this
diff --git a/Documentation/security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst b/Documentation/security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst
index e989b9802f92..f4d7e162d5e4 100644
--- a/Documentation/security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst
+++ b/Documentation/security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ safe.
randomly generated and fused into each SoC at manufacturing time.
Otherwise, a common fixed test key is used instead.
+ (4) DCP (Data Co-Processor: crypto accelerator of various i.MX SoCs)
+
+ Rooted to a one-time programmable key (OTP) that is generally burnt
+ in the on-chip fuses and is accessible to the DCP encryption engine only.
+ DCP provides two keys that can be used as root of trust: the OTP key
+ and the UNIQUE key. Default is to use the UNIQUE key, but selecting
+ the OTP key can be done via a module parameter (dcp_use_otp_key).
+
* Execution isolation
(1) TPM
@@ -57,6 +65,12 @@ safe.
Fixed set of operations running in isolated execution environment.
+ (4) DCP
+
+ Fixed set of cryptographic operations running in isolated execution
+ environment. Only basic blob key encryption is executed there.
+ The actual key sealing/unsealing is done on main processor/kernel space.
+
* Optional binding to platform integrity state
(1) TPM
@@ -79,6 +93,11 @@ safe.
Relies on the High Assurance Boot (HAB) mechanism of NXP SoCs
for platform integrity.
+ (4) DCP
+
+ Relies on Secure/Trusted boot process (called HAB by vendor) for
+ platform integrity.
+
* Interfaces and APIs
(1) TPM
@@ -94,6 +113,11 @@ safe.
Interface is specific to silicon vendor.
+ (4) DCP
+
+ Vendor-specific API that is implemented as part of the DCP crypto driver in
+ ``drivers/crypto/mxs-dcp.c``.
+
* Threat model
The strength and appropriateness of a particular trust source for a given
@@ -129,6 +153,13 @@ selected trust source:
CAAM HWRNG, enable CRYPTO_DEV_FSL_CAAM_RNG_API and ensure the device
is probed.
+ * DCP (Data Co-Processor: crypto accelerator of various i.MX SoCs)
+
+ The DCP hardware device itself does not provide a dedicated RNG interface,
+ so the kernel default RNG is used. SoCs with DCP like the i.MX6ULL do have
+ a dedicated hardware RNG that is independent from DCP which can be enabled
+ to back the kernel RNG.
+
Users may override this by specifying ``trusted.rng=kernel`` on the kernel
command-line to override the used RNG with the kernel's random number pool.
@@ -231,6 +262,19 @@ Usage::
CAAM-specific format. The key length for new keys is always in bytes.
Trusted Keys can be 32 - 128 bytes (256 - 1024 bits).
+Trusted Keys usage: DCP
+-----------------------
+
+Usage::
+
+ keyctl add trusted name "new keylen" ring
+ keyctl add trusted name "load hex_blob" ring
+ keyctl print keyid
+
+"keyctl print" returns an ASCII hex copy of the sealed key, which is in format
+specific to this DCP key-blob implementation. The key length for new keys is
+always in bytes. Trusted Keys can be 32 - 128 bytes (256 - 1024 bits).
+
Encrypted Keys usage
--------------------
@@ -426,3 +470,12 @@ string length.
privkey is the binary representation of TPM2B_PUBLIC excluding the
initial TPM2B header which can be reconstructed from the ASN.1 octed
string length.
+
+DCP Blob Format
+---------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_dcp.c
+ :doc: dcp blob format
+
+.. kernel-doc:: security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_dcp.c
+ :identifiers: struct dcp_blob_fmt