From: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1.3 4/4] keys: add new key-type encrypted
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:58:18 +0000
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Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> No, this just updates the name of the key used to encrypt/decrypt the
> encrypted key. For example, the encrypted key evm-key is initially
> encrypted/decrypted using 'kmk-trusted'.  After the update, it is
> encrypted/decrypted with 'kmk'.  Both now are trusted keys.

Gotcha.  The problem is that there are two many different objects in the
system called 'keys':-)

David