Re: [BK PATCH] LSM changes for 2.5.59

From: David Wagner (dawat_private)
Date: Wed Feb 05 2003 - 15:13:51 PST

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    Christoph Hellwig  wrote:
    >Sorry, but I care for the Linux kernel and think adding this stuff all
    >over the place will not help us in the long term.  In fact I'm pretty sure
    >that > C2 grade security in a general purpose Operating System is a really
    >bad idea.
    
    LSM is not about C2 grade security; C2 grade security is just one model
    that people have used LSM to enforce.  LSM is being used to support a
    number of different security models (see, e.g., SubDomain, OwlLSM, etc.).
    That was exactly why Linus directed this group to build LSM this way.
    It would be a misconception to think that LSM is somehow tied to Orange
    Book style security.
    
    (If you have a constructive counter-proposal for us that lets us achieve
    similar security goals but in a way that you would find more attractive,
    please do tell.  But I think this group does take these issues seriously.)
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