79 lines
2.6 KiB
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79 lines
2.6 KiB
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From 39a8883a2b989d1d21bd8dd99f5557f0c5e89694 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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From: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
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Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 18:24:27 -0400
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Subject: [PATCH] random: add a config option to trust the CPU's hwrng
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This gives the user building their own kernel (or a Linux
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distribution) the option of deciding whether or not to trust the CPU's
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hardware random number generator (e.g., RDRAND for x86 CPU's) as being
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correctly implemented and not having a back door introduced (perhaps
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courtesy of a Nation State's law enforcement or intelligence
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agencies).
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This will prevent getrandom(2) from blocking, if there is a
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willingness to trust the CPU manufacturer.
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Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
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---
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drivers/char/Kconfig | 14 ++++++++++++++
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drivers/char/random.c | 11 ++++++++++-
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2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
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index 212f447938ae..ce277ee0a28a 100644
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--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
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+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
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@@ -554,3 +554,17 @@ config ADI
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endmenu
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+config RANDOM_TRUST_CPU
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+ bool "Trust the CPU manufacturer to initialize Linux's CRNG"
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+ depends on X86 || S390 || PPC
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+ default n
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+ help
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+ Assume that CPU manufacturer (e.g., Intel or AMD for RDSEED or
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+ RDRAND, IBM for the S390 and Power PC architectures) is trustworthy
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+ for the purposes of initializing Linux's CRNG. Since this is not
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+ something that can be independently audited, this amounts to trusting
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+ that CPU manufacturer (perhaps with the insistence or mandate
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+ of a Nation State's intelligence or law enforcement agencies)
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+ has not installed a hidden back door to compromise the CPU's
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+ random number generation facilities.
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+
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diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
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index 34ddfd57419b..f4013b8a711b 100644
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--- a/drivers/char/random.c
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+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
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@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ static void invalidate_batched_entropy(void);
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static void crng_initialize(struct crng_state *crng)
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{
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int i;
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+ int arch_init = 1;
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unsigned long rv;
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memcpy(&crng->state[0], "expand 32-byte k", 16);
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@@ -792,10 +793,18 @@ static void crng_initialize(struct crng_state *crng)
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_get_random_bytes(&crng->state[4], sizeof(__u32) * 12);
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for (i = 4; i < 16; i++) {
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if (!arch_get_random_seed_long(&rv) &&
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- !arch_get_random_long(&rv))
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+ !arch_get_random_long(&rv)) {
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rv = random_get_entropy();
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+ arch_init = 0;
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+ }
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crng->state[i] ^= rv;
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}
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+#ifdef CONFIG_RANDOM_TRUST_CPU
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+ if (arch_init) {
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+ crng_init = 2;
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+ pr_notice("random: crng done (trusting CPU's manufacturer)\n");
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+ }
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+#endif
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crng->init_time = jiffies - CRNG_RESEED_INTERVAL - 1;
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}
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--
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2.17.1
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