From fdd1b94581782a2ddf9124414e5b7a5f48ce2f9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Howells Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 15:06:09 +0000 Subject: KEYS: Add a new keyctl op to reject a key with a specified error code Add a new keyctl op to reject a key with a specified error code. This works much the same as negating a key, and so keyctl_negate_key() is made a special case of keyctl_reject_key(). The difference is that keyctl_negate_key() selects ENOKEY as the error to be reported. Typically the key would be rejected with EKEYEXPIRED, EKEYREVOKED or EKEYREJECTED, but this is not mandatory. Signed-off-by: David Howells Signed-off-by: James Morris --- Documentation/keys-request-key.txt | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/keys-request-key.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/keys-request-key.txt b/Documentation/keys-request-key.txt index 09b55e46174..69686ad12c6 100644 --- a/Documentation/keys-request-key.txt +++ b/Documentation/keys-request-key.txt @@ -127,14 +127,15 @@ This is because process A's keyrings can't simply be attached to of them, and (b) it requires the same UID/GID/Groups all the way through. -====================== -NEGATIVE INSTANTIATION -====================== +==================================== +NEGATIVE INSTANTIATION AND REJECTION +==================================== Rather than instantiating a key, it is possible for the possessor of an authorisation key to negatively instantiate a key that's under construction. This is a short duration placeholder that causes any attempt at re-requesting -the key whilst it exists to fail with error ENOKEY. +the key whilst it exists to fail with error ENOKEY if negated or the specified +error if rejected. This is provided to prevent excessive repeated spawning of /sbin/request-key processes for a key that will never be obtainable. -- cgit v1.2.3-18-g5258