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authorJames Morris <jmorris@namei.org>2006-06-09 03:33:33 -0400
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@sunset.davemloft.net>2006-06-18 00:30:05 -0400
commit4e5ab4cb85683cf77b507ba0c4d48871e1562305 (patch)
treeaef7ba8b6050fcaccbaf0d05f8e5ba860a143eaf /security/selinux/Kconfig
parent100468e9c05c10fb6872751c1af523b996d6afa9 (diff)
[SECMARK]: Add new packet controls to SELinux
Add new per-packet access controls to SELinux, replacing the old packet controls. Packets are labeled with the iptables SECMARK and CONNSECMARK targets, then security policy for the packets is enforced with these controls. To allow for a smooth transition to the new controls, the old code is still present, but not active by default. To restore previous behavior, the old controls may be activated at runtime by writing a '1' to /selinux/compat_net, and also via the kernel boot parameter selinux_compat_net. Switching between the network control models requires the security load_policy permission. The old controls will probably eventually be removed and any continued use is discouraged. With this patch, the new secmark controls for SElinux are disabled by default, so existing behavior is entirely preserved, and the user is not affected at all. It also provides a config option to enable the secmark controls by default (which can always be overridden at boot and runtime). It is also noted in the kconfig help that the user will need updated userspace if enabling secmark controls for SELinux and that they'll probably need the SECMARK and CONNMARK targets, and conntrack protocol helpers, although such decisions are beyond the scope of kernel configuration. Signed-off-by: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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diff --git a/security/selinux/Kconfig b/security/selinux/Kconfig
index f636f53ca544..814ddc42f1f4 100644
--- a/security/selinux/Kconfig
+++ b/security/selinux/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
1config SECURITY_SELINUX 1config SECURITY_SELINUX
2 bool "NSA SELinux Support" 2 bool "NSA SELinux Support"
3 depends on SECURITY_NETWORK && AUDIT && NET && INET 3 depends on SECURITY_NETWORK && AUDIT && NET && INET
4 select NETWORK_SECMARK
4 default n 5 default n
5 help 6 help
6 This selects NSA Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux). 7 This selects NSA Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux).
@@ -95,3 +96,31 @@ config SECURITY_SELINUX_CHECKREQPROT_VALUE
95 via /selinux/checkreqprot if authorized by policy. 96 via /selinux/checkreqprot if authorized by policy.
96 97
97 If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer 1. 98 If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer 1.
99
100config SECURITY_SELINUX_ENABLE_SECMARK_DEFAULT
101 bool "NSA SELinux enable new secmark network controls by default"
102 depends on SECURITY_SELINUX
103 default n
104 help
105 This option determines whether the new secmark-based network
106 controls will be enabled by default. If not, the old internal
107 per-packet controls will be enabled by default, preserving
108 old behavior.
109
110 If you enable the new controls, you will need updated
111 SELinux userspace libraries, tools and policy. Typically,
112 your distribution will provide these and enable the new controls
113 in the kernel they also distribute.
114
115 Note that this option can be overriden at boot with the
116 selinux_compat_net parameter, and after boot via
117 /selinux/compat_net. See Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
118 for details on this parameter.
119
120 If you enable the new network controls, you will likely
121 also require the SECMARK and CONNSECMARK targets, as
122 well as any conntrack helpers for protocols which you
123 wish to control.
124
125 If you are unsure what do do here, select N.
126