RE: Possible system call interface for LSM

From: KRAMER,STEVEN (HP-USA,ex1) (steven_kramerat_private)
Date: Thu Aug 09 2001 - 10:12:32 PDT

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    > * Please forgive my ignorance, but is it common for kernel 
    > space to call
    > * syscalls? (The gist of my question is actually aimed at a specific
    > * point: why would the pointers in the arguments to this 
    > syscall ever be
    > * kernel space?)
    > 
    > Its only common for those policies like SELinux that use system call
    > interposition. How common is this method ? I don't know.
    
    We use it on hp-tlx (or whatever it's called today) for auditing.  And since
    auditing isn't in phase 1 of LSM, I suspect others may try to get auditing
    in by this method.
    
    > Richard Offer                     Technical Lead, Trust 
    
    
    -steve kramer				Technical Follower, Sneaky
    
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