From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mr Dash Four Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] iptables (userspace): add secmark match Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:43:42 +0000 Message-ID: <514CA65E.5030106@googlemail.com> References: <5135E9AF.6010800@googlemail.com> <20130319233233.GA4172@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Eric Paris , Netfilter Core Team , Fedora SELinux Users To: Pablo Neira Ayuso Return-path: Received: from mail-wi0-f173.google.com ([209.85.212.173]:58445 "EHLO mail-wi0-f173.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754691Ab3CVSnz (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:43:55 -0400 Received: by mail-wi0-f173.google.com with SMTP id ez12so92796wid.12 for ; Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:43:54 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20130319233233.GA4172@localhost> Sender: netfilter-devel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote: > On Tue, Mar 05, 2013 at 12:48:47PM +0000, Mr Dash Four wrote: > >> This patch is part of the userspace changes needed for the "secmark" match >> in iptables. >> > > SELinux already provides the framework to define your network policy > based on the secmark. I don't see why we need this in iptables. > I am not sure what to make of your response above Pablo. The purpose of the patch isn't to replace what SELinux already provides, but to make full use of that security framework. Are you questioning the purpose or usefulness of the patch in general? Elaborate please.