On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 1:05 PM Ben Cotton <bcot...@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Signed_RPM_Contents
>
> Note that this change was submitted after the deadline, but since it can be 
> shipped in an complete state, I am still processing it for Fedora 34.
>
>
> == Summary ==
> We want to add signatures to individual files that are part of shipped RPMs.
> These signatures will use the Linux IMA (Integrity Measurement Architecture) 
> scheme, which means they can be used to enforce runtime policies to ensure 
> execution of only trusted files.
>
> == Owner ==
> * Name: [[User:Puiterwijk| Patrick Uiterwijk]]
> * Email: puiterw...@redhat.com
> * Name: [[User:Pbrobinson| Peter Robinson]]
> * Email: pbrobin...@gmail.com
>
>
> == Detailed Description ==
>
> During signing builds, the files in it will be signed with IMA signatures..
> These signatures will be made with a key that’s kept by the Fedora 
> Infrastructure team, and installed on the sign vaults.
>
>
> == Benefit to Fedora ==
>
> Having all files signed with a verifiable key means that system owners can 
> use the kernel Integrity and Measurement Architecture (IMA) to enforce only 
> verified files can be executed, or define other policies.
>
> == Scope ==
> * Proposal owners:
> The proposal owners will write the code for sigul to pass the required 
> arguments, generate the keys in Infrastructure and get them deployed to the 
> sign vaults.
>
> * Other developers:
> Nothing needed from other developers
>
> * Release engineering:
> A mass rebuild would be nice (as it ensures all packages are signed), but is 
> not required to implement the change itself.
>

While having IMA is nice, can we *please* have repodata signing too?
It's been asked many times over the past decade[1][2][3][4][5], and
even if we don't enable it in our repo configuration files by default,
it'd be great to have it optionally available for users to leverage.

[1]: https://pagure.io/releng/issue/1501
[2]: https://pagure.io/koji/issue/835
[3]: https://pagure.io/pungi/issue/506
[4]: https://pagure.io/releng/issue/133
[5]: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/issue/9436


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