3 files changed, 39 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/security/keys/internal.h b/security/keys/internal.h
index c7a7caec483..65647f82558 100644
--- a/security/keys/internal.h
+++ b/security/keys/internal.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 extern struct key_type key_type_dead;
 extern struct key_type key_type_user;
+extern struct key_type key_type_logon;
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*
diff --git a/security/keys/key.c b/security/keys/key.c
index 4f64c7267af..7ada8019be1 100644
--- a/security/keys/key.c
+++ b/security/keys/key.c
@@ -999,6 +999,7 @@ void __init key_init(void)
 	list_add_tail(&key_type_keyring.link, &key_types_list);
 	list_add_tail(&key_type_dead.link, &key_types_list);
 	list_add_tail(&key_type_user.link, &key_types_list);
+	list_add_tail(&key_type_logon.link, &key_types_list);
 
 	/* record the root user tracking */
 	rb_link_node(&root_key_user.node,
diff --git a/security/keys/user_defined.c b/security/keys/user_defined.c
index 2aee3c5a3b9..c7660a25a3e 100644
--- a/security/keys/user_defined.c
+++ b/security/keys/user_defined.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
+static int logon_vet_description(const char *desc);
+
 /*
  * user defined keys take an arbitrary string as the description and an
  * arbitrary blob of data as the payload
@@ -36,6 +38,24 @@ struct key_type key_type_user = {
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(key_type_user);
 
 /*
+ * This key type is essentially the same as key_type_user, but it does
+ * not define a .read op. This is suitable for storing username and
+ * password pairs in the keyring that you do not want to be readable
+ * from userspace.
+ */
+struct key_type key_type_logon = {
+	.name			= "logon",
+	.instantiate		= user_instantiate,
+	.update			= user_update,
+	.match			= user_match,
+	.revoke			= user_revoke,
+	.destroy		= user_destroy,
+	.describe		= user_describe,
+	.vet_description	= logon_vet_description,
+};
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(key_type_logon);
+
+/*
  * instantiate a user defined key
  */
 int user_instantiate(struct key *key, const void *data, size_t datalen)
@@ -189,3 +209,20 @@ long user_read(const struct key *key, char __user *buffer, size_t buflen)
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(user_read);
+
+/* Vet the description for a "logon" key */
+static int logon_vet_description(const char *desc)
+{
+	char *p;
+
+	/* require a "qualified" description string */
+	p = strchr(desc, ':');
+	if (!p)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* also reject description with ':' as first char */
+	if (p == desc)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}