Carlos Silva wrote:
> > > If one wants to create a key himself, it's also possible to use this
> > > key, he just has to name it signing_key.priv and siging_key.x509 and
> > > put it under /usr/src/linux.
> >
> > Do you know if this is a sane default?
> >
> > Where do most users of signed modules store keys so far?
> 
> It's where the kernel build system picks them.

Are you sure? I find that hard to believe? Even if I tell an external
module to build against a source tree in ~/linux/ the Makefiles will
go to look for the keys in /usr/src/linux/ ?


> They only have to be there to build the kernel, nothing else.

I'm not talking about end users, by users I mean those who use the
key files to build kernels and modules.


//Peter

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