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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] Add support for RESOLVE_MAYEXEC
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On Tue, 28 Apr 2020, Mickaël Salaün wrote:

> Furthermore, the security policy can also be delegated to an LSM, either
> a MAC system or an integrity system.  For instance, the new kernel
> MAY_OPENEXEC flag closes a major IMA measurement/appraisal interpreter
> integrity gap by bringing the ability to check the use of scripts [1].
> Other uses are expected, such as for openat2(2) [2], SGX integration
> [3], bpffs [4] or IPE [5].

Confirming that this is a highly desirable feature for the proposed IPE 
LSM.

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James Morris
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