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Diffstat (limited to 'security/keys/Kconfig')
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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/security/keys/Kconfig b/security/keys/Kconfig index 969122c7b92f..0e30b361e1c1 100644 --- a/security/keys/Kconfig +++ b/security/keys/Kconfig @@ -98,10 +98,21 @@ config ENCRYPTED_KEYS select CRYPTO_RNG help This option provides support for create/encrypting/decrypting keys - in the kernel. Encrypted keys are kernel generated random numbers, - which are encrypted/decrypted with a 'master' symmetric key. The - 'master' key can be either a trusted-key or user-key type. - Userspace only ever sees/stores encrypted blobs. + in the kernel. Encrypted keys are instantiated using kernel + generated random numbers or provided decrypted data, and are + encrypted/decrypted with a 'master' symmetric key. The 'master' + key can be either a trusted-key or user-key type. Only encrypted + blobs are ever output to Userspace. + + If you are unsure as to whether this is required, answer N. + +config USER_DECRYPTED_DATA + bool "Allow encrypted keys with user decrypted data" + depends on ENCRYPTED_KEYS + help + This option provides support for instantiating encrypted keys using + user-provided decrypted data. The decrypted data must be hex-ascii + encoded. If you are unsure as to whether this is required, answer N. |