kernel private key

[Jared K. Smith]

On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 12:13 AM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr.
<eoconnor25 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Might this be the "UEFI" thing that I've been reading up about? I myself
> don't even understand how it works, but this sounds like something that
> MIGHT be related to that?...just my opinion....

Yes, as I understand it the kernel key is used for module signing.
The most obvious new use for module signing is Secure Boot, so that
the kernel will only load modules signed with its key.

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Jared Smith