Re: [ptxdist] [APPLIED] doc: dev_code_signing: add "Managing Certificate Authority Keyrings"

[Michael Olbrich <mol@pengutronix.de>]

Thanks, applied as 846c8b91bb0eb7d136995c2d045f44640d407b89.

Michael

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On Fri, 26 Jun 2020 13:00:55 +0200, Bastian Krause <bst@pengutronix.de> wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Bastian Krause <bst@pengutronix.de>
> Message-Id: <20200624160849.6966-2-bst@pengutronix.de>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Olbrich <m.olbrich@pengutronix.de>
> 
> diff --git a/doc/dev_code_signing.rst b/doc/dev_code_signing.rst
> index fbebb6b524e1..d47002e8c380 100644
> --- a/doc/dev_code_signing.rst
> +++ b/doc/dev_code_signing.rst
> @@ -107,6 +107,32 @@ Switching the code signing provider is now finally possible with
>  ``ptxdist platformconfig``, then navigate to *Code signing* → *Code signing
>  provider*.
>  
> +.. _code_signing_ca_keyrings:
> +
> +Managing Certificate Authority Keyrings
> +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> +
> +In case a self-signed certificate is used :ref:`cs_append_ca_from_uri` can
> +be called to add the certificate from the (Soft)HSM.
> +
> +To allow rollovers multiple certificates can be added by calling the
> +``cs_append_ca_*`` functions multiple times.
> +Depending on if the certificate resides on a (Soft)HSM or in a file the
> +appropriate functions must be called.
> +
> +More complex public key infrastructures (PKIs) consist of separated CA and
> +*end-entity*.
> +The CA certificate is only available as a file, the private key is stored in a
> +safe and inaccessible location (from the build system's perspective).
> +The signing key as well as the corresponding certificate are stored on an HSM.
> +Only the CA certificate should end up in the keyring, so
> +:ref:`cs_append_ca_from_der` or :ref:`cs_append_ca_from_pem` must be used to
> +append it to the keyring.
> +
> +Some HSMs do not support storing certificates at all.
> +In these cases the certificate is present as a file and must be appended with
> +:ref:`cs_append_ca_from_der` or :ref:`cs_append_ca_from_pem`.
> +
>  .. _code_signing_consumers:
>  
>  Code Signing Consumers

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