* Syed Ahemed (kingkhan@private) wrote: > Question 1 : > -------------------- > Everytime a user application tries to create the socket the > net/socket.c : sock_create is invoked and this function intern calls > the security_ops->socket_create function for LSM check , Now where > and how does the selinux_socket_create come into picture .I mean how > does it get invoked ? See register_security() and its users. LSM provides module programmable callbacks. It calls into the module at all the hook points. The module registers with LSM framework to program its callbacks. > > Question 2 : > ------------------ > security_ops->socket_create( ) is the hook employed by the LSM framework > selinux_socket_create ( ) is the implementation of the security module > function > Am i right ? Yes. thanks, -chris -- Linux Security Modules http://lsm.immunix.org http://lsm.bkbits.net
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