The Linux kernel and digital rights management
The Linux kernel and digital rights management
Posted May 1, 2003 14:32 UTC (Thu) by mrshiny (guest, #4266)In reply to: The Linux kernel and digital rights management by proski
Parent article: The Linux kernel and digital rights management
You are right; in one aspect the DRM features will limit users. In order to sign a kernel with a key that is trusted by a copyright-holder you will need to have the kernel certified. But what about just signing a kernel to enable things like virus protection? Maybe you can't give your users a DRM-enabled kernel that lets them download mp3s, but you can give them a signed kernel that is free from trojans.
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