Re: Time to remove LSM (was Re: [RESEND][RFC][PATCH 2/7] implementation of LSM hooks)

Arjan van de Ven
2006-04-24T16:54:09Z

>
> the 'hard shell, soft center' approach isn't as secure as 'full
> hardening' (assuming that both are properly implemented), but the fact
> that it's far easier to understand and configure the hard shell means that
> it's also far more likly to be implemented properly.

I can certainly see value in a "take away degrees of freedom" approach.
In fact many security approaches are just that, and that's just fine
with me, and clearly of value.

There is a distinction between really taking away a degree of freedom
and just appearing to do so + easy workaround. Which is why we're having
this discussion, to make sure AppArmor is of the former type ;)