{
  "id": 15918466,
  "title": "[$] Hash-based module integrity for reproducible distributions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/hash-based-module-integrity-for-reproducible-distributions",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-21T16:14:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "LWN",
    "slug": "lwn",
    "url": "https://lwn.net/Articles/1100026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "We last looked in on hash-based integrity checking for kernel modules just over a year and half ago. Since that time, the patch set has undergone multiple revisions. At the 2026 Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC), Thomas Weißschuh described the need for kernel-module integrity guarantees while still providing reproducible builds, how his patches implement that, and some ideas for possible further…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}