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From: ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman)
To: Eric Paris <eparis@parisplace.org>
Cc: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>,
	linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fuse: Only allow read/writing user xattrs
Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2012 08:34:09 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87a9vzlimm.fsf@xmission.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACLa4pue6Bb-37+u03C4=yva=SKDhxNyZyVgvv5dAmt-1ryzBQ@mail.gmail.com> (Eric Paris's message of "Sat, 6 Oct 2012 10:23:02 -0400")

Eric Paris <eparis@parisplace.org> writes:

> NAK, this makes no sense...     We are working to support SELinux
> attrs on fuse, why shouldn't we?

Certainly there is a logical disconnect here.

What is the sense in security labels when anyone can arbitrarily choose
the security label they want and change the security label whenever
they want?

What is the point in a security label when you can not trust it?

Eric

  reply	other threads:[~2012-10-06 15:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-10-05 22:50 [PATCH] fuse: Only allow read/writing user xattrs Eric W. Biederman
2012-10-06 14:23 ` Eric Paris
2012-10-06 15:34   ` Eric W. Biederman [this message]
2012-10-06 15:57     ` Eric Paris
2012-10-06 23:42       ` Eric W. Biederman
2012-10-08 13:47         ` Serge Hallyn
2012-10-08 14:02         ` Eric Paris

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