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2014-10-13ima: added support for new kernel cmdline parameter ima_template_fmtRoberto Sassu
This patch allows users to provide a custom template format through the new kernel command line parameter 'ima_template_fmt'. If the supplied format is not valid, IMA uses the default template descriptor. Changelog: - v3: - added check for 'fields' and 'num_fields' in template_desc_init_fields() (suggested by Mimi Zohar) - v2: - using template_desc_init_fields() to validate a format string (Roberto Sassu) - updated documentation by stating that only the chosen template descriptor is initialized (Roberto Sassu) - v1: - simplified code of ima_template_fmt_setup() (Roberto Sassu, suggested by Mimi Zohar) Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@polito.it> Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2014-01-03ima: update IMA-templates.txt documentationMimi Zohar
Patch "ima: extend the measurement list to include the file signature" defined a new field called 'sig' and a new template called 'ima-sig'. This patch updates the Documentation/security/IMA-templates.txt. Changelog: - fixed formatting issues (Roberto Sassu) Reported-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@polito.it> Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@polito.it>
2013-10-25ima: new templates management mechanismRoberto Sassu
The original 'ima' template is fixed length, containing the filedata hash and pathname. The filedata hash is limited to 20 bytes (md5/sha1). The pathname is a null terminated string, limited to 255 characters. To overcome these limitations and to add additional file metadata, it is necessary to extend the current version of IMA by defining additional templates. The main reason to introduce this feature is that, each time a new template is defined, the functions that generate and display the measurement list would include the code for handling a new format and, thus, would significantly grow over time. This patch set solves this problem by separating the template management from the remaining IMA code. The core of this solution is the definition of two new data structures: a template descriptor, to determine which information should be included in the measurement list, and a template field, to generate and display data of a given type. To define a new template field, developers define the field identifier and implement two functions, init() and show(), respectively to generate and display measurement entries. Initially, this patch set defines the following template fields (support for additional data types will be added later):  - 'd': the digest of the event (i.e. the digest of a measured file),         calculated with the SHA1 or MD5 hash algorithm;  - 'n': the name of the event (i.e. the file name), with size up to         255 bytes;  - 'd-ng': the digest of the event, calculated with an arbitrary hash            algorithm (field format: [<hash algo>:]digest, where the digest            prefix is shown only if the hash algorithm is not SHA1 or MD5);  - 'n-ng': the name of the event, without size limitations. Defining a new template descriptor requires specifying the template format, a string of field identifiers separated by the '|' character. This patch set defines the following template descriptors:  - "ima": its format is 'd|n';  - "ima-ng" (default): its format is 'd-ng|n-ng' Further details about the new template architecture can be found in Documentation/security/IMA-templates.txt. Changelog: - don't defer calling ima_init_template() - Mimi - don't define ima_lookup_template_desc() until used - Mimi - squashed with documentation patch - Mimi Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@polito.it> Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>