Add an openssl command option example for generating CodeSign extended
key usage in X.509 when CONFIG_CHECK_CODESIGN_EKU is enabled.
Signed-off-by: "Lee, Chun-Yi" <[email protected]>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
index 7d7c7c8a545c..ca3b8f19466c 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
@@ -170,6 +170,12 @@ generate the public/private key files::
-config x509.genkey -outform PEM -out kernel_key.pem \
-keyout kernel_key.pem
+When ``CONFIG_CHECK_CODESIGN_EKU`` option is enabled, the following openssl
+command option should be added where for generating CodeSign extended key usage
+in X.509::
+
+ -addext "extendedKeyUsage=codeSigning"
+
The full pathname for the resulting kernel_key.pem file can then be specified
in the ``CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_KEY`` option, and the certificate and key therein will
be used instead of an autogenerated keypair.
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2.16.4