diff --git a/include/linux/digest_cache.h b/include/linux/digest_cache.h
index 4872700ac205..9db8128513ca 100644
--- a/include/linux/digest_cache.h
+++ b/include/linux/digest_cache.h
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ void digest_cache_put(struct digest_cache *digest_cache);
 digest_cache_found_t digest_cache_lookup(struct dentry *dentry,
 					 struct digest_cache *digest_cache,
 					 u8 *digest, enum hash_algo algo);
+int digest_cache_verif_set(struct file *file, const char *verif_id, void *data,
+			   size_t size);
+void *digest_cache_verif_get(struct digest_cache *digest_cache,
+			     const char *verif_id);
 
 #else
 static inline struct digest_cache *digest_cache_get(struct dentry *dentry)
@@ -62,5 +66,18 @@ digest_cache_lookup(struct dentry *dentry, struct digest_cache *digest_cache,
 	return 0UL;
 }
 
+static inline int digest_cache_verif_set(struct file *file,
+					 const char *verif_id, void *data,
+					 size_t size)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static inline void *digest_cache_verif_get(struct digest_cache *digest_cache,
+					   const char *verif_id)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY_DIGEST_CACHE */
 #endif /* _LINUX_DIGEST_CACHE_H */
diff --git a/security/digest_cache/Makefile b/security/digest_cache/Makefile
index eca4076497e6..37a473c7bc28 100644
--- a/security/digest_cache/Makefile
+++ b/security/digest_cache/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_DIGEST_CACHE) += digest_cache.o
 
-digest_cache-y := main.o secfs.o htable.o populate.o modsig.o
+digest_cache-y := main.o secfs.o htable.o populate.o modsig.o verif.o
 
 digest_cache-y += parsers/tlv.o
 digest_cache-y += parsers/rpm.o
diff --git a/security/digest_cache/internal.h b/security/digest_cache/internal.h
index cc6752a8683e..4929d25e7972 100644
--- a/security/digest_cache/internal.h
+++ b/security/digest_cache/internal.h
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@
 #define INIT_IN_PROGRESS	0	/* Digest cache being initialized. */
 #define INVALID			1	/* Digest cache marked as invalid. */
 
+/**
+ * struct digest_cache_verif
+ * @list: Linked list
+ * @verif_id: Identifier of who verified the digest list
+ * @data: Opaque data set by the digest list verifier
+ *
+ * This structure contains opaque data containing the result of verification
+ * of the digest list by a verifier.
+ */
+struct digest_cache_verif {
+	struct list_head list;
+	char *verif_id;
+	void *data;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct read_work - Structure to schedule reading a digest list
  * @work: Work structure
@@ -71,6 +86,8 @@ struct htable {
  * @ref_count: Number of references to the digest cache
  * @path_str: Path of the digest list the digest cache was created from
  * @flags: Control flags
+ * @verif_data: Verification data regarding the digest list
+ * @mutex: Protect digest cache modifications
  *
  * This structure represents a cache of digests extracted from a digest list.
  */
@@ -79,6 +96,8 @@ struct digest_cache {
 	atomic_t ref_count;
 	char *path_str;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	struct list_head verif_data;
+	struct mutex mutex;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -130,6 +149,24 @@ digest_cache_unref(struct digest_cache *digest_cache)
 	return (ref_is_zero) ? digest_cache : NULL;
 }
 
+static inline void digest_cache_to_file_sec(const struct file *file,
+					    struct digest_cache *digest_cache)
+{
+	struct digest_cache **digest_cache_sec;
+
+	digest_cache_sec = file->f_security + digest_cache_blob_sizes.lbs_file;
+	*digest_cache_sec = digest_cache;
+}
+
+static inline struct digest_cache *
+digest_cache_from_file_sec(const struct file *file)
+{
+	struct digest_cache **digest_cache_sec;
+
+	digest_cache_sec = file->f_security + digest_cache_blob_sizes.lbs_file;
+	return *digest_cache_sec;
+}
+
 /* main.c */
 struct digest_cache *digest_cache_create(struct dentry *dentry,
 					 struct path *digest_list_path,
@@ -153,4 +190,7 @@ int digest_cache_populate(struct digest_cache *digest_cache,
 /* modsig.c */
 size_t digest_cache_strip_modsig(__u8 *data, size_t data_len);
 
+/* verif.c */
+void digest_cache_verif_free(struct digest_cache *digest_cache);
+
 #endif /* _DIGEST_CACHE_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/security/digest_cache/main.c b/security/digest_cache/main.c
index 6e9ed1b5040a..f3475b36e566 100644
--- a/security/digest_cache/main.c
+++ b/security/digest_cache/main.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ static struct digest_cache *digest_cache_alloc_init(char *path_str,
 	atomic_set(&digest_cache->ref_count, 1);
 	digest_cache->flags = 0UL;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&digest_cache->htables);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&digest_cache->verif_data);
+	mutex_init(&digest_cache->mutex);
 
 	pr_debug("New digest cache %s (ref count: %d)\n",
 		 digest_cache->path_str, atomic_read(&digest_cache->ref_count));
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ static struct digest_cache *digest_cache_alloc_init(char *path_str,
 static void digest_cache_free(struct digest_cache *digest_cache)
 {
 	digest_cache_htable_free(digest_cache);
+	digest_cache_verif_free(digest_cache);
+	mutex_destroy(&digest_cache->mutex);
 
 	pr_debug("Freed digest cache %s\n", digest_cache->path_str);
 	kfree(digest_cache->path_str);
@@ -336,6 +340,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(digest_cache_put);
 
 struct lsm_blob_sizes digest_cache_blob_sizes __ro_after_init = {
 	.lbs_inode = sizeof(struct digest_cache_security),
+	.lbs_file = sizeof(struct digest_cache *),
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/security/digest_cache/populate.c b/security/digest_cache/populate.c
index 1770c8385017..9c2fc2295310 100644
--- a/security/digest_cache/populate.c
+++ b/security/digest_cache/populate.c
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ int digest_cache_populate(struct digest_cache *digest_cache,
 		return PTR_ERR(file);
 	}
 
+	digest_cache_to_file_sec(file, digest_cache);
+
 	w.data = NULL;
 	w.file = file;
 	INIT_WORK_ONSTACK(&w.work, digest_cache_read_digest_list);
diff --git a/security/digest_cache/verif.c b/security/digest_cache/verif.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..04023240d3b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/digest_cache/verif.c
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH
+ *
+ * Author: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>
+ *
+ * Manage verification data regarding digest lists.
+ */
+
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) "DIGEST CACHE: "fmt
+#include "internal.h"
+
+/**
+ * free_verif - Free a digest_cache_verif structure
+ * @verif: digest_cache_verif structure
+ *
+ * Free the space allocated for a digest_cache_verif structure.
+ */
+static void free_verif(struct digest_cache_verif *verif)
+{
+	kfree(verif->data);
+	kfree(verif->verif_id);
+	kfree(verif);
+}
+
+/**
+ * digest_cache_verif_set - Set digest cache verification data
+ * @file: File descriptor of the digest list being read to populate digest cache
+ * @verif_id: Verifier ID
+ * @data: Verification data (opaque)
+ * @size: Size of @data
+ *
+ * This function lets a verifier supply verification data about a digest list
+ * being read to populate the digest cache.
+ *
+ * Return: Zero on success, -ENOMEM if out of memory.
+ */
+int digest_cache_verif_set(struct file *file, const char *verif_id, void *data,
+			   size_t size)
+{
+	struct digest_cache *digest_cache = digest_cache_from_file_sec(file);
+	struct digest_cache_verif *new_verif;
+
+	/*
+	 * All allocations must be atomic (non-sleepable) since kprobe does not
+	 * allow otherwise (kprobe is needed for testing).
+	 */
+	new_verif = kzalloc(sizeof(*new_verif), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!new_verif)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	new_verif->verif_id = kstrdup(verif_id, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!new_verif->verif_id) {
+		free_verif(new_verif);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	new_verif->data = kmemdup(data, size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!new_verif->data) {
+		free_verif(new_verif);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&digest_cache->mutex);
+	list_add_tail_rcu(&new_verif->list, &digest_cache->verif_data);
+	mutex_unlock(&digest_cache->mutex);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(digest_cache_verif_set);
+
+/**
+ * digest_cache_verif_get - Get digest cache verification data
+ * @digest_cache: Digest cache
+ * @verif_id: Verifier ID
+ *
+ * This function returns the verification data previously set by a verifier
+ * with digest_cache_verif_set().
+ *
+ * Return: Verification data if found, NULL otherwise.
+ */
+void *digest_cache_verif_get(struct digest_cache *digest_cache,
+			     const char *verif_id)
+{
+	struct digest_cache_verif *verif;
+	void *verif_data = NULL;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(verif, &digest_cache->verif_data, list) {
+		if (!strcmp(verif->verif_id, verif_id)) {
+			verif_data = verif->data;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return verif_data;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(digest_cache_verif_get);
+
+/**
+ * digest_cache_verif_free - Free all digest_cache_verif structures
+ * @digest_cache: Digest cache
+ *
+ * This function frees the space allocated for all digest_cache_verif
+ * structures in the digest cache.
+ */
+void digest_cache_verif_free(struct digest_cache *digest_cache)
+{
+	struct digest_cache_verif *p, *q;
+
+	/* No need to lock, called when nobody else has a digest cache ref. */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, q, &digest_cache->verif_data, list) {
+		list_del(&p->list);
+		free_verif(p);
+	}
+}
