Re: Linux Security *Module* Framework (Was: LSM conversion to static interface)

Jan Engelhardt
2007-10-30T19:50:40Z

On Oct 30 2007 12:14, Casey Schaufler wrote:
>
>while others including SELinux will go their own ways. So long
>as LSMs are self contained and strictly restrictive the
>mechanisms they use to modulate their behavior shouldn't be an
>issue. If SELinux chooses to turn its MLS controls off between
>midnight and 3am I can't see how that would be Smack's business,
>even if they were somehow stacked. Multiple LSMs has issues,
>like what should security_secid_to_secctx() return to the audit
>system, but privilege model shouldn't be one of them.

I am with you on that. And for everybody who missed it: MultiAdmin
only grants rights at the same time commoncap does (e.g. on setuid
and bprm_set_security). And all modules DO work with commoncap, now
don't they?