diff --git a/security/keys/Kconfig b/security/keys/Kconfig
index b563622..53d8748 100644
--- a/security/keys/Kconfig
+++ b/security/keys/Kconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,23 @@
 
 	  If you are unsure as to whether this is required, answer N.
 
+config PERSISTENT_KEYRINGS
+	bool "Enable register of persistent per-UID keyrings"
+	depends on KEYS
+	help
+	  This option provides a register of persistent per-UID keyrings,
+	  primarily aimed at Kerberos key storage.  The keyrings are persistent
+	  in the sense that they stay around after all processes of that UID
+	  have exited, not that they survive the machine being rebooted.
+
+	  A particular keyring may be accessed by either the user whose keyring
+	  it is or by a process with administrative privileges.  The active
+	  LSMs gets to rule on which admin-level processes get to access the
+	  cache.
+
+	  Keyrings are created and added into the register upon demand and get
+	  removed if they expire (a default timeout is set upon creation).
+
 config BIG_KEYS
 	tristate "Large payload keys"
 	depends on KEYS
diff --git a/security/keys/Makefile b/security/keys/Makefile
index c487c77..dfb3a7b 100644
--- a/security/keys/Makefile
+++ b/security/keys/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_KEYS_COMPAT) += compat.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PROC_FS) += proc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYSCTL) += sysctl.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PERSISTENT_KEYRINGS) += persistent.o
 
 #
 # Key types
diff --git a/security/keys/compat.c b/security/keys/compat.c
index d65fa7f..bbd32c72 100644
--- a/security/keys/compat.c
+++ b/security/keys/compat.c
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@
 	case KEYCTL_INVALIDATE:
 		return keyctl_invalidate_key(arg2);
 
+	case KEYCTL_GET_PERSISTENT:
+		return keyctl_get_persistent(arg2, arg3);
+
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
diff --git a/security/keys/internal.h b/security/keys/internal.h
index 581c6f6..80b2aac 100644
--- a/security/keys/internal.h
+++ b/security/keys/internal.h
@@ -255,6 +255,15 @@
 extern long keyctl_instantiate_key_common(key_serial_t,
 					  const struct iovec *,
 					  unsigned, size_t, key_serial_t);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PERSISTENT_KEYRINGS
+extern long keyctl_get_persistent(uid_t, key_serial_t);
+extern unsigned persistent_keyring_expiry;
+#else
+static inline long keyctl_get_persistent(uid_t uid, key_serial_t destring)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Debugging key validation
diff --git a/security/keys/keyctl.c b/security/keys/keyctl.c
index 33cfd27b..cee72ce 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyctl.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyctl.c
@@ -1667,6 +1667,9 @@
 	case KEYCTL_INVALIDATE:
 		return keyctl_invalidate_key((key_serial_t) arg2);
 
+	case KEYCTL_GET_PERSISTENT:
+		return keyctl_get_persistent((uid_t)arg2, (key_serial_t)arg3);
+
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
diff --git a/security/keys/persistent.c b/security/keys/persistent.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82f4957a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/keys/persistent.c
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+/* General persistent per-UID keyrings register
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
+ * 2 of the Licence, or (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/user_namespace.h>
+#include "internal.h"
+
+unsigned persistent_keyring_expiry = 3 * 24 * 3600; /* Expire after 3 days of non-use */
+
+/*
+ * Create the persistent keyring register for the current user namespace.
+ *
+ * Called with the namespace's sem locked for writing.
+ */
+static int key_create_persistent_register(struct user_namespace *ns)
+{
+	struct key *reg = keyring_alloc(".persistent_register",
+					KUIDT_INIT(0), KGIDT_INIT(0),
+					current_cred(),
+					((KEY_POS_ALL & ~KEY_POS_SETATTR) |
+					 KEY_USR_VIEW | KEY_USR_READ),
+					KEY_ALLOC_NOT_IN_QUOTA, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(reg))
+		return PTR_ERR(reg);
+
+	ns->persistent_keyring_register = reg;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Create the persistent keyring for the specified user.
+ *
+ * Called with the namespace's sem locked for writing.
+ */
+static key_ref_t key_create_persistent(struct user_namespace *ns, kuid_t uid,
+				       struct keyring_index_key *index_key)
+{
+	struct key *persistent;
+	key_ref_t reg_ref, persistent_ref;
+
+	if (!ns->persistent_keyring_register) {
+		long err = key_create_persistent_register(ns);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return ERR_PTR(err);
+	} else {
+		reg_ref = make_key_ref(ns->persistent_keyring_register, true);
+		persistent_ref = find_key_to_update(reg_ref, index_key);
+		if (persistent_ref)
+			return persistent_ref;
+	}
+
+	persistent = keyring_alloc(index_key->description,
+				   uid, INVALID_GID, current_cred(),
+				   ((KEY_POS_ALL & ~KEY_POS_SETATTR) |
+				    KEY_USR_VIEW | KEY_USR_READ),
+				   KEY_ALLOC_NOT_IN_QUOTA,
+				   ns->persistent_keyring_register);
+	if (IS_ERR(persistent))
+		return ERR_CAST(persistent);
+
+	return make_key_ref(persistent, true);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Get the persistent keyring for a specific UID and link it to the nominated
+ * keyring.
+ */
+static long key_get_persistent(struct user_namespace *ns, kuid_t uid,
+			       key_ref_t dest_ref)
+{
+	struct keyring_index_key index_key;
+	struct key *persistent;
+	key_ref_t reg_ref, persistent_ref;
+	char buf[32];
+	long ret;
+
+	/* Look in the register if it exists */
+	index_key.type = &key_type_keyring;
+	index_key.description = buf;
+	index_key.desc_len = sprintf(buf, "_persistent.%u", from_kuid(ns, uid));
+
+	if (ns->persistent_keyring_register) {
+		reg_ref = make_key_ref(ns->persistent_keyring_register, true);
+		down_read(&ns->persistent_keyring_register_sem);
+		persistent_ref = find_key_to_update(reg_ref, &index_key);
+		up_read(&ns->persistent_keyring_register_sem);
+
+		if (persistent_ref)
+			goto found;
+	}
+
+	/* It wasn't in the register, so we'll need to create it.  We might
+	 * also need to create the register.
+	 */
+	down_write(&ns->persistent_keyring_register_sem);
+	persistent_ref = key_create_persistent(ns, uid, &index_key);
+	up_write(&ns->persistent_keyring_register_sem);
+	if (!IS_ERR(persistent_ref))
+		goto found;
+
+	return PTR_ERR(persistent_ref);
+
+found:
+	ret = key_task_permission(persistent_ref, current_cred(), KEY_LINK);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		persistent = key_ref_to_ptr(persistent_ref);
+		ret = key_link(key_ref_to_ptr(dest_ref), persistent);
+		if (ret == 0) {
+			key_set_timeout(persistent, persistent_keyring_expiry);
+			ret = persistent->serial;		
+		}
+	}
+
+	key_ref_put(persistent_ref);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Get the persistent keyring for a specific UID and link it to the nominated
+ * keyring.
+ */
+long keyctl_get_persistent(uid_t _uid, key_serial_t destid)
+{
+	struct user_namespace *ns = current_user_ns();
+	key_ref_t dest_ref;
+	kuid_t uid;
+	long ret;
+
+	/* -1 indicates the current user */
+	if (_uid == (uid_t)-1) {
+		uid = current_uid();
+	} else {
+		uid = make_kuid(ns, _uid);
+		if (!uid_valid(uid))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		/* You can only see your own persistent cache if you're not
+		 * sufficiently privileged.
+		 */
+		if (uid_eq(uid, current_uid()) &&
+		    uid_eq(uid, current_suid()) &&
+		    uid_eq(uid, current_euid()) &&
+		    uid_eq(uid, current_fsuid()) &&
+		    !ns_capable(ns, CAP_SETUID))
+			return -EPERM;
+	}
+
+	/* There must be a destination keyring */
+	dest_ref = lookup_user_key(destid, KEY_LOOKUP_CREATE, KEY_WRITE);
+	if (IS_ERR(dest_ref))
+		return PTR_ERR(dest_ref);
+	if (key_ref_to_ptr(dest_ref)->type != &key_type_keyring) {
+		ret = -ENOTDIR;
+		goto out_put_dest;
+	}
+
+	ret = key_get_persistent(ns, uid, dest_ref);
+
+out_put_dest:
+	key_ref_put(dest_ref);
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/security/keys/sysctl.c b/security/keys/sysctl.c
index ee32d181..8c0af08 100644
--- a/security/keys/sysctl.c
+++ b/security/keys/sysctl.c
@@ -61,5 +61,16 @@
 		.extra1 = (void *) &zero,
 		.extra2 = (void *) &max,
 	},
+#ifdef CONFIG_PERSISTENT_KEYRINGS
+	{
+		.procname = "persistent_keyring_expiry",
+		.data = &persistent_keyring_expiry,
+		.maxlen = sizeof(unsigned),
+		.mode = 0644,
+		.proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1 = (void *) &zero,
+		.extra2 = (void *) &max,
+	},
+#endif
 	{ }
 };