The Cryptographic Acceleration and Assurance Module (CAAM) is an IP core built into many newer i.MX and QorIQ SoCs by NXP.
Its blob mechanism can AES encrypt/decrypt user data using a unique never-disclosed device-specific key. There has been multiple discussions on how to represent this within the kernel: - [RFC] crypto: caam - add red blobifier Steffen implemented[1] a PoC sysfs driver to start a discussion on how to best integrate the blob mechanism. Mimi suggested that it could be used to implement trusted keys. Trusted keys back then were a TPM-only feature. - security/keys/secure_key: Adds the secure key support based on CAAM. Udit added[2] a new "secure" key type with the CAAM as backend. The key material stays within the kernel only. Mimi and James agreed that this needs a generic interface, not specific to CAAM. Mimi suggested trusted keys. Jan noted that this could serve as basis for TEE-backed keys. - [RFC] drivers: crypto: caam: key: Add caam_tk key type Franck added[3] a new "caam_tk" key type based on Udit's work. The key material stays within the kernel only, but can optionally be user-set instead of coming from RNG. James voiced the opinion that there should be just one user-facing generic wrap/unwrap key type with multiple possible handlers. David suggested trusted keys. - Introduce TEE based Trusted Keys support Sumit reworked[4] trusted keys to support multiple possible backends with one chosen at boot time and added a new TEE backend along with TPM. This now sits in Jarkko's master branch to be sent out for v5.13 This patch series builds on top of Sumit's rework to have the CAAM as yet another trusted key backend. The CAAM bits are based on Steffen's initial patch from 2015. His work had been used in the field for some years now, so I preferred not to deviate too much from it. This series has been tested with dmcrypt[5] on an i.MX6DL. Looking forward to your feedback. Cheers, Ahmad [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-crypto/[email protected]/ [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-integrity/[email protected]/ [3]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[email protected]/ [4]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[email protected]/ [5]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-integrity/[email protected]/ --- To: Jarkko Sakkinen <[email protected]> To: "Horia Geantă" <[email protected]> To: Mimi Zohar <[email protected]> To: Aymen Sghaier <[email protected]> To: Herbert Xu <[email protected]> To: "David S. Miller" <[email protected]> To: James Bottomley <[email protected]> Cc: David Howells <[email protected]> Cc: James Morris <[email protected]> Cc: "Serge E. Hallyn" <[email protected]> Cc: Steffen Trumtrar <[email protected]> Cc: Udit Agarwal <[email protected]> Cc: Jan Luebbe <[email protected]> Cc: David Gstir <[email protected]> Cc: Franck LENORMAND <[email protected]> Cc: Sumit Garg <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Ahmad Fatoum (3): crypto: caam - add in-kernel interface for blob generator KEYS: trusted: implement fallback to kernel RNG KEYS: trusted: Introduce support for NXP CAAM-based trusted keys Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 1 +- drivers/crypto/caam/Kconfig | 4 +- drivers/crypto/caam/Makefile | 1 +- drivers/crypto/caam/blob_gen.c | 230 +++++++++++++++++- include/keys/trusted-type.h | 2 +- include/keys/trusted_caam.h | 11 +- include/soc/fsl/caam-blob.h | 54 ++++- security/keys/trusted-keys/Makefile | 1 +- security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_caam.c | 74 +++++- security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_core.c | 17 +- 10 files changed, 392 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) create mode 100644 drivers/crypto/caam/blob_gen.c create mode 100644 include/keys/trusted_caam.h create mode 100644 include/soc/fsl/caam-blob.h create mode 100644 security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_caam.c base-commit: 8a3fa8ade8a35d8f7c178f5680f07f223da41b87 -- git-series 0.9.1
