Re: [PATCH 4/4] integrity: IMA as an integrity service provider

[Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>]

On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:56:36 -0400 Mimi Zohar wrote:

> Index: security-testing-2.6/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> ===================================================================
> --- security-testing-2.6.orig/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> +++ security-testing-2.6/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ parameter is applicable:
>  	FB	The frame buffer device is enabled.
>  	HW	Appropriate hardware is enabled.
>  	IA-64	IA-64 architecture is enabled.
> +	IMA     Integrity measurement architecture is enabled.
>  	INTEGRITY Integrity support is enabled.
>  	IOSCHED	More than one I/O scheduler is enabled.
>  	IP_PNP	IP DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP is enabled.
> @@ -862,6 +863,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. 
>  	ihash_entries=	[KNL]
>  			Set number of hash buckets for inode cache.
>  
> +	ima_hash=	[IMA] runtime ability to define hash crypto alg.

Please spell out algorithm.

> +			Format: { "MD5" | "SHA1" }
> +			Default is "SHA1".
> +
>  	in2000=		[HW,SCSI]
>  			See header of drivers/scsi/in2000.c.
>  
> Index: security-testing-2.6/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig
> ===================================================================
> --- /dev/null
> +++ security-testing-2.6/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
> +#
> +# IBM Integrity Measurement Architecture
> +#
> +
> +config IMA
> +	bool "Integrity Measurement Architecture(IMA)"
> +	depends on INTEGRITY
> +	depends on ACPI
> +	select CRYPTO
> +	select CRYPTO_HMAC
> +	select CRYPTO_MD5
> +	select CRYPTO_SHA1
> +	select TCG_TPM
> +	select TCG_TIS
> +	help
> +	  The Trusted Computing Group(TCG) runtime Integrity
> +	  Measurement Architecture(IMA) maintains a list of hash
> +	  values of executables and other sensitive system files
> +	  loaded into the run-time of this system.  If your system
> +	  has a TPM chip, then IMA also maintains an aggregate
> +	  integrity value over this list inside the TPM hardware.
> +	  These measurements and the aggregate (signed inside the
> +	  TPM) can be retrieved and presented to remote parties to
> +	  establish system properties. If unsure, say N.
> +
> +config IMA_MEASURE_PCR_IDX
> +	int "PCR for Aggregate (8<= Index <= 14)"

Use consistent spacing (8 <= Index <= 14).

> +	depends on IMA
> +	range 8 14
> +	default 10
> +	help
> +	  IMA_MEASURE_PCR_IDX determines the TPM PCR register index
> +	  that IMA uses to maintain the integrity aggregate of the
> +	  measurement list.  If unsure, use the default 10.
> +
> +config IMA_BASE_HOOKS
> +	bool "IMA base hooks"
> +	depends on IMA
> +	default n
> +	help
> +	  Enable this option to allow the LSM module to enforce integrity.
> +
> +config IMA_LSM_RULES
> +	bool "Enable LSM measurement policy rules"
> +	depends on IMA && (SELINUX || SMACK)
> +	default y
> +	help
> +	  Disabling this option will not enforce LSM based policy rules.


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