1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
3 # Key management configuration
7 bool "Enable access key retention support"
8 select ASSOCIATIVE_ARRAY
10 This option provides support for retaining authentication tokens and
11 access keys in the kernel.
13 It also includes provision of methods by which such keys might be
14 associated with a process so that network filesystems, encryption
15 support and the like can find them.
17 Furthermore, a special type of key is available that acts as keyring:
18 a searchable sequence of keys. Each process is equipped with access
19 to five standard keyrings: UID-specific, GID-specific, session,
22 If you are unsure as to whether this is required, answer N.
26 depends on COMPAT && KEYS
28 config KEYS_REQUEST_CACHE
29 bool "Enable temporary caching of the last request_key() result"
32 This option causes the result of the last successful request_key()
33 call that didn't upcall to the kernel to be cached temporarily in the
34 task_struct. The cache is cleared by exit and just prior to the
35 resumption of userspace.
37 This allows the key used for multiple step processes where each step
38 wants to request a key that is likely the same as the one requested
39 by the last step to save on the searching.
41 An example of such a process is a pathwalk through a network
42 filesystem in which each method needs to request an authentication
43 key. Pathwalk will call multiple methods for each dentry traversed
44 (permission, d_revalidate, lookup, getxattr, getacl, ...).
46 config PERSISTENT_KEYRINGS
47 bool "Enable register of persistent per-UID keyrings"
50 This option provides a register of persistent per-UID keyrings,
51 primarily aimed at Kerberos key storage. The keyrings are persistent
52 in the sense that they stay around after all processes of that UID
53 have exited, not that they survive the machine being rebooted.
55 A particular keyring may be accessed by either the user whose keyring
56 it is or by a process with administrative privileges. The active
57 LSMs gets to rule on which admin-level processes get to access the
60 Keyrings are created and added into the register upon demand and get
61 removed if they expire (a default timeout is set upon creation).
64 bool "Large payload keys"
71 This option provides support for holding large keys within the kernel
72 (for example Kerberos ticket caches). The data may be stored out to
75 If you are unsure as to whether this is required, answer N.
78 tristate "TRUSTED KEYS"
79 depends on KEYS && TCG_TPM
83 select CRYPTO_HASH_INFO
85 This option provides support for creating, sealing, and unsealing
86 keys in the kernel. Trusted keys are random number symmetric keys,
87 generated and RSA-sealed by the TPM. The TPM only unseals the keys,
88 if the boot PCRs and other criteria match. Userspace will only ever
91 If you are unsure as to whether this is required, answer N.
94 tristate "ENCRYPTED KEYS"
103 This option provides support for create/encrypting/decrypting keys
104 in the kernel. Encrypted keys are kernel generated random numbers,
105 which are encrypted/decrypted with a 'master' symmetric key. The
106 'master' key can be either a trusted-key or user-key type.
107 Userspace only ever sees/stores encrypted blobs.
109 If you are unsure as to whether this is required, answer N.
111 config KEY_DH_OPERATIONS
112 bool "Diffie-Hellman operations on retained keys"
118 This option provides support for calculating Diffie-Hellman
119 public keys and shared secrets using values stored as keys
122 If you are unsure as to whether this is required, answer N.