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diff --git a/Documentation/security/LoadPin.txt b/Documentation/security/LoadPin.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e11877f5d3d4 --- /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.) |