Re: [RFC PATCH 2/2] PKCS#7: Check codeSigning EKU for kernel module and kexec pe verification

[Ben Boeckel]

On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 14:50:01 +0800, Lee, Chun-Yi wrote:
> +config CHECK_CODESIGN_EKU
> +	bool "Check codeSigning extended key usage"
> +	depends on PKCS7_MESSAGE_PARSER=y
> +	depends on SYSTEM_DATA_VERIFICATION
> +	help
> +	  This option provides support for checking the codeSigning extended
> +	  key usage extension when verifying the signature in PKCS#7. It
> +	  affects kernel module verification and kexec PE binary verification
> +	  now.

Is the "now" necessary? Isn't it implied by the option's existence?

--Ben