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diff --git a/Documentation/security/keys/core.rst b/Documentation/security/keys/core.rst index 9521c4207f01..d6d8b0b756b6 100644 --- a/Documentation/security/keys/core.rst +++ b/Documentation/security/keys/core.rst @@ -433,6 +433,10 @@ The main syscalls are: /sbin/request-key will be invoked in an attempt to obtain a key. The callout_info string will be passed as an argument to the program. + To link a key into the destination keyring the key must grant link + permission on the key to the caller and the keyring must grant write + permission. + See also Documentation/security/keys/request-key.rst. @@ -577,6 +581,27 @@ The keyctl syscall functions are: added. + * Move a key from one keyring to another:: + + long keyctl(KEYCTL_MOVE, + key_serial_t id, + key_serial_t from_ring_id, + key_serial_t to_ring_id, + unsigned int flags); + + Move the key specified by "id" from the keyring specified by + "from_ring_id" to the keyring specified by "to_ring_id". If the two + keyrings are the same, nothing is done. + + "flags" can have KEYCTL_MOVE_EXCL set in it to cause the operation to fail + with EEXIST if a matching key exists in the destination keyring, otherwise + such a key will be replaced. + + A process must have link permission on the key for this function to be + successful and write permission on both keyrings. Any errors that can + occur from KEYCTL_LINK also apply on the destination keyring here. + + * Unlink a key or keyring from another keyring:: long keyctl(KEYCTL_UNLINK, key_serial_t keyring, key_serial_t key); @@ -1077,49 +1102,43 @@ payload contents" for more information. See also Documentation/security/keys/request-key.rst. + * To search for a key in a specific domain, call: + + struct key *request_key_tag(const struct key_type *type, + const char *description, + struct key_tag *domain_tag, + const char *callout_info); + + This is identical to request_key(), except that a domain tag may be + specifies that causes search algorithm to only match keys matching that + tag. The domain_tag may be NULL, specifying a global domain that is + separate from any nominated domain. + + * To search for a key, passing auxiliary data to the upcaller, call:: struct key *request_key_with_auxdata(const struct key_type *type, const char *description, + struct key_tag *domain_tag, const void *callout_info, size_t callout_len, void *aux); - This is identical to request_key(), except that the auxiliary data is - passed to the key_type->request_key() op if it exists, and the callout_info - is a blob of length callout_len, if given (the length may be 0). - - - * A key can be requested asynchronously by calling one of:: - - struct key *request_key_async(const struct key_type *type, - const char *description, - const void *callout_info, - size_t callout_len); - - or:: + This is identical to request_key_tag(), except that the auxiliary data is + passed to the key_type->request_key() op if it exists, and the + callout_info is a blob of length callout_len, if given (the length may be + 0). - struct key *request_key_async_with_auxdata(const struct key_type *type, - const char *description, - const char *callout_info, - size_t callout_len, - void *aux); - which are asynchronous equivalents of request_key() and - request_key_with_auxdata() respectively. + * To search for a key under RCU conditions, call:: - These two functions return with the key potentially still under - construction. To wait for construction completion, the following should be - called:: + struct key *request_key_rcu(const struct key_type *type, + const char *description, + struct key_tag *domain_tag); - int wait_for_key_construction(struct key *key, bool intr); - - The function will wait for the key to finish being constructed and then - invokes key_validate() to return an appropriate value to indicate the state - of the key (0 indicates the key is usable). - - If intr is true, then the wait can be interrupted by a signal, in which - case error ERESTARTSYS will be returned. + which is similar to request_key_tag() except that it does not check for + keys that are under construction and it will not call out to userspace to + construct a key if it can't find a match. * When it is no longer required, the key should be released using:: @@ -1159,11 +1178,13 @@ payload contents" for more information. key_ref_t keyring_search(key_ref_t keyring_ref, const struct key_type *type, - const char *description) + const char *description, + bool recurse) - This searches the keyring tree specified for a matching key. Error ENOKEY - is returned upon failure (use IS_ERR/PTR_ERR to determine). If successful, - the returned key will need to be released. + This searches the specified keyring only (recurse == false) or keyring tree + (recurse == true) specified for a matching key. Error ENOKEY is returned + upon failure (use IS_ERR/PTR_ERR to determine). If successful, the returned + key will need to be released. The possession attribute from the keyring reference is used to control access through the permissions mask and is propagated to the returned key @@ -1594,10 +1615,12 @@ The structure has a number of fields, some of which are mandatory: attempted key link operation. If there is no match, -EINVAL is returned. - * ``int (*asym_eds_op)(struct kernel_pkey_params *params, - const void *in, void *out);`` - ``int (*asym_verify_signature)(struct kernel_pkey_params *params, - const void *in, const void *in2);`` + * ``asym_eds_op`` and ``asym_verify_signature``:: + + int (*asym_eds_op)(struct kernel_pkey_params *params, + const void *in, void *out); + int (*asym_verify_signature)(struct kernel_pkey_params *params, + const void *in, const void *in2); These methods are optional. If provided the first allows a key to be used to encrypt, decrypt or sign a blob of data, and the second allows a @@ -1662,8 +1685,10 @@ The structure has a number of fields, some of which are mandatory: required crypto isn't available. - * ``int (*asym_query)(const struct kernel_pkey_params *params, - struct kernel_pkey_query *info);`` + * ``asym_query``:: + + int (*asym_query)(const struct kernel_pkey_params *params, + struct kernel_pkey_query *info); This method is optional. If provided it allows information about the public or asymmetric key held in the key to be determined. |