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| author | Linus Torvalds | 2009-09-15 09:19:20 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds | 2009-09-15 09:19:20 -0700 |
| commit | 1aaf2e59135fd67321f47c11c64a54aac27014e9 (patch) | |
| tree | 633ffa4db3ac6e8d566cba549510561ffd61d8f4 /security | |
| parent | 66a4fe0cb80a9fde8cb173289afb863fd279466a (diff) | |
| parent | 936e894a976dd3b0f07f1f6f43c17b77b7e6146d (diff) | |
Merge branch 'x86-txt-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip
* 'x86-txt-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
x86, intel_txt: clean up the impact on generic code, unbreak non-x86
x86, intel_txt: Handle ACPI_SLEEP without X86_TRAMPOLINE
x86, intel_txt: Fix typos in Kconfig help
x86, intel_txt: Factor out the code for S3 setup
x86, intel_txt: tboot.c needs <asm/fixmap.h>
intel_txt: Force IOMMU on for Intel TXT launch
x86, intel_txt: Intel TXT Sx shutdown support
x86, intel_txt: Intel TXT reboot/halt shutdown support
x86, intel_txt: Intel TXT boot support
Diffstat (limited to 'security')
| -rw-r--r-- | security/Kconfig | 30 |
1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig index 4c865345caa0..fb363cd81cf6 100644 --- a/security/Kconfig +++ b/security/Kconfig @@ -113,6 +113,36 @@ config SECURITY_ROOTPLUG If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N. +config INTEL_TXT + bool "Enable Intel(R) Trusted Execution Technology (Intel(R) TXT)" + depends on HAVE_INTEL_TXT + help + This option enables support for booting the kernel with the + Trusted Boot (tboot) module. This will utilize + Intel(R) Trusted Execution Technology to perform a measured launch + of the kernel. If the system does not support Intel(R) TXT, this + will have no effect. + + Intel TXT will provide higher assurance of system configuration and + initial state as well as data reset protection. This is used to + create a robust initial kernel measurement and verification, which + helps to ensure that kernel security mechanisms are functioning + correctly. This level of protection requires a root of trust outside + of the kernel itself. + + Intel TXT also helps solve real end user concerns about having + confidence that their hardware is running the VMM or kernel that + it was configured with, especially since they may be responsible for + providing such assurances to VMs and services running on it. + + See <http://www.intel.com/technology/security/> for more information + about Intel(R) TXT. + See <http://tboot.sourceforge.net> for more information about tboot. + See Documentation/intel_txt.txt for a description of how to enable + Intel TXT support in a kernel boot. + + If you are unsure as to whether this is required, answer N. + config LSM_MMAP_MIN_ADDR int "Low address space for LSM to protect from user allocation" depends on SECURITY && SECURITY_SELINUX |