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From: Joshua Brindle <method@manicmethod.com>
To: Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@mac.com>
Cc: casey@schaufler-ca.com, linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org,
	LKML Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Smack: Simplified Mandatory Access Control Kernel
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:36:15 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <46BFC39F.1020703@manicmethod.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <10247DAA-D04B-42D5-B67B-C2D3BD42A94F@mac.com>

Kyle Moffett wrote:
> On Aug 12, 2007, at 15:41:46, Casey Schaufler wrote:
>
>> Your boolean solution requires more forthought than the Smack rule 
>> solution, but I'll give it to you once you've fleshed out your "##" 
>> lines.
>
> How does it require more forethought?  When I want to turn it on, I 
> write and load the 5 line policy then add the cronjobs.  Yours 
> involves giving cron unconditional permission to write to your 
> security database (always a bad idea) and then adding similar cronjobs.
>

nit: without the selinux policy server (which is not production ready by 
any means) we have to grant the same to cron in this case (or at least 
to the domain that cron runs the cronjobs in). SELinux and Smack alike 
need special permissions to modify the running policy, no surprises there.


  reply	other threads:[~2007-08-13  2:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-08-11 17:57 [PATCH] Smack: Simplified Mandatory Access Control Kernel Casey Schaufler
2007-08-11 19:12 ` Arjan van de Ven
2007-08-11 19:56   ` Casey Schaufler
2007-08-12  3:39     ` Keith Owens
2007-08-11 19:18 ` Kyle Moffett
2007-08-11 21:01   ` Casey Schaufler
2007-08-11 21:47     ` Kyle Moffett
2007-08-12  1:21       ` Casey Schaufler
2007-08-12  4:32         ` Kyle Moffett
2007-08-12 19:41           ` Casey Schaufler
2007-08-12 23:18             ` Crispin Cowan
2007-08-13  1:38             ` Kyle Moffett
2007-08-13  2:36               ` Joshua Brindle [this message]
2007-08-13  2:45                 ` Kyle Moffett
2007-08-13  4:23               ` Casey Schaufler
2007-08-16 20:58                 ` Pavel Machek
2007-08-17  4:56                   ` Casey Schaufler
2007-08-17  9:46                     ` Miguel Ojeda
2007-08-18  5:29                     ` Kyle Moffett
2007-08-19 21:12                       ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2007-08-21 13:16                         ` Kyle Moffett
2007-08-21 15:50                           ` Casey Schaufler
2007-08-22  3:43                             ` Kyle Moffett
2007-08-22  4:08                               ` Casey Schaufler
2007-09-07 16:02                               ` Casey Schaufler
2007-08-20 14:29                       ` Casey Schaufler
2007-08-21  7:37                         ` Pavel Machek
2007-08-21 15:35                           ` Casey Schaufler
2007-08-22  8:05                             ` Pavel Machek
2007-08-22 18:47                               ` Casey Schaufler
2007-08-23  7:14                                 ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-08-11 20:26 ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-08-11 23:22   ` Casey Schaufler
2007-08-12 11:16     ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-08-12 19:50       ` Casey Schaufler
2007-08-11 23:14 ` Andi Kleen
2007-08-12  1:36   ` Casey Schaufler
2007-08-12 11:49     ` Andi Kleen
2007-08-12 17:48       ` Casey Schaufler
2007-08-12 21:36         ` Andi Kleen
2007-08-12 21:46           ` Casey Schaufler
2007-08-12  3:45 ` Keith Owens
2007-08-12 17:16   ` Casey Schaufler

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