RE: FW: Hooks for MAC (updated)

From: Lachlan McIlroy (lachlanat_private)
Date: Tue Jul 31 2001 - 20:09:51 PDT

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    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: linux-security-module-adminat_private
    > [mailto:linux-security-module-adminat_private]On Behalf Of 
    > Chris Wright
    > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 3:37 AM
    > To: linux-security-moduleat_private
    > Subject: Re: FW: Hooks for MAC (updated)
    > 
    > 
    > * Lachlan McIlroy (lachlanat_private) wrote:
    > > > -----Original Message-----
    > > > From: linux-security-module-adminat_private
    > > > [mailto:linux-security-module-adminat_private]On Behalf Of 
    > > > Chris Wright
    > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 12:41 PM
    > > > To: linux-security-moduleat_private
    > > > Subject: Re: FW: Hooks for MAC (updated)
    > > > 
    > > > 
    > > > * Lachlan McIlroy (lachlanat_private) wrote:
    > > > > 
    > > > > This patch incorporates the comments from Chris Wright.
    > > > 
    > > > actually, i don't think it does.  i still see the pid in the 
    > > > interface.
    > > 
    > > Oops, my mistake.  I forwarded my original post to avoid
    > > having to describe the patch again but forgot to swap
    > > the attached old patch with the updated one.  I've now
    > > attached the updated patch.
    > 
    > This looks good.  You still have the /proc issue, how do you intend
    > to protect the session id there?
    
    We intend to provide extended attributes on the files in
    /proc so that they will be protected by MAC labels.  This
    will probably require changes to the vfs interface and
    adding routines for getting/setting extended attributes
    in the procfs.
    
    > 
    > -chris
    > 
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