1 What: /sys/kernel/security/evm
2 What: /sys/kernel/security/*/evm
4 Contact: Mimi Zohar <zohar@us.ibm.com>
6 EVM protects a file's security extended attributes(xattrs)
7 against integrity attacks. The initial method maintains an
8 HMAC-sha1 value across the extended attributes, storing the
9 value as the extended attribute 'security.evm'.
11 EVM supports two classes of security.evm. The first is
12 an HMAC-sha1 generated locally with a
13 trusted/encrypted key stored in the Kernel Key
14 Retention System. The second is a digital signature
15 generated either locally or remotely using an
16 asymmetric key. These keys are loaded onto root's
17 keyring using keyctl, and EVM is then enabled by
18 echoing a value to <securityfs>/evm made up of the
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24 0 Enable HMAC validation and creation
25 1 Enable digital signature validation
26 2 Permit modification of EVM-protected metadata at
27 runtime. Not supported if HMAC validation and
28 creation is enabled (deprecated).
29 31 Disable further runtime modification of EVM policy
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34 echo 1 ><securityfs>/evm
36 will enable HMAC validation and creation
40 echo 0x80000003 ><securityfs>/evm
42 will enable HMAC and digital signature validation and
43 HMAC creation and disable all further modification of policy.
47 echo 0x80000006 ><securityfs>/evm
49 will enable digital signature validation, permit
50 modification of EVM-protected metadata and
51 disable all further modification of policy. This option is now
52 deprecated in favor of::
54 echo 0x80000002 ><securityfs>/evm
56 as the outstanding issues that prevent the usage of EVM portable
57 signatures have been solved.
59 Echoing a value is additive, the new value is added to the
60 existing initialization flags.
64 echo 2 ><securityfs>/evm
66 another echo can be performed::
68 echo 1 ><securityfs>/evm
70 and the resulting value will be 3.
72 Note that once an HMAC key has been loaded, it will no longer
73 be possible to enable metadata modification. Signaling that an
74 HMAC key has been loaded will clear the corresponding flag.
75 For example, if the current value is 6 (2 and 4 set)::
77 echo 1 ><securityfs>/evm
79 will set the new value to 3 (4 cleared).
81 Loading an HMAC key is the only way to disable metadata
84 Until key loading has been signaled EVM can not create
85 or validate the 'security.evm' xattr, but returns
86 INTEGRITY_UNKNOWN. Loading keys and signaling EVM
87 should be done as early as possible. Normally this is
88 done in the initramfs, which has already been measured
89 as part of the trusted boot. For more information on
90 creating and loading existing trusted/encrypted keys,
92 Documentation/security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst. Both
93 dracut (via 97masterkey and 98integrity) and systemd (via
94 core/ima-setup) have support for loading keys at boot
97 What: /sys/kernel/security/*/evm/evm_xattrs
99 Contact: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@google.com>
101 Shows the set of extended attributes used to calculate or
102 validate the EVM signature, and allows additional attributes
103 to be added at runtime. Any signatures generated after
104 additional attributes are added (and on files possessing those
105 additional attributes) will only be valid if the same
106 additional attributes are configured on system boot. Writing
107 a single period (.) will lock the xattr list from any further