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From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
To: "xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org" <xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org>
Cc: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>,
	Julien Grall <julien@xen.org>,
	Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@kernel.org>,
	Daniel Smith <dpsmith@apertussolutions.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3] SUPPORT.md: split XSM from Flask
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:44:11 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <c648bfe1-6ab0-4429-ab8a-b452ad2359ff@suse.com> (raw)

XSM is a generic framework, which in particular is also used by SILO.
With this it can't really be experimental: Arm mandates SILO for having
a security supported configuration.

Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
---
v3: Add explanations. Another terminology adjustment.
v2: Terminology adjustments. Stronger description.

--- a/SUPPORT.md
+++ b/SUPPORT.md
@@ -769,13 +769,21 @@ Compile time disabled for ARM by default
 
     Status, x86: Supported, not security supported
 
-### XSM & FLASK
+### XSM (Xen Security Module) Framework
+
+XSM is a security policy framework.  The dummy implementation is covered by this
+statement, and implements a policy whereby dom0 is all powerful.  See below for
+alternative modules (FLASK, SILO).
+
+    Status: Supported
+
+### FLASK XSM Module
 
     Status: Experimental
 
 Compile time disabled by default.
 
-Also note that using XSM
+Also note that using FLASK
 to delegate various domain control hypercalls
 to particular other domains, rather than only permitting use by dom0,
 is also specifically excluded from security support for many hypercalls.
@@ -788,6 +796,13 @@ Please see XSA-77 for more details.
 The default policy includes FLASK labels and roles for a "typical" Xen-based system
 with dom0, driver domains, stub domains, domUs, and so on.
 
+### SILO XSM Module
+
+SILO implements a policy whereby DomU-s can only communicate with Dom0, yet not
+with each other.
+
+    Status: Supported
+
 ## Virtual Hardware, Hypervisor
 
 ### x86/Nested PV


             reply	other threads:[~2024-08-14  7:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-08-14  7:44 Jan Beulich [this message]
2024-09-04  8:03 ` Ping: [PATCH v3] SUPPORT.md: split XSM from Flask Jan Beulich
2024-09-04  9:21 ` Roger Pau Monné
2024-09-04  9:38   ` Jan Beulich
2024-09-04  9:54 ` Daniel P. Smith

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