Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 1 Nov 2011 14:05:13 -0700 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v6 0/3] security: Yama LSM | From | Kees Cook <> |
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On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 1:45 PM, James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> wrote: > On Wed, 26 Oct 2011, Kees Cook wrote: > > > As discussed at the Linux Security Summit, I'm resubmitting this > > code. As an LSM, it has coherent policy around expanding specific DAC > > behaviors. There is no need for it to be a full-blown MAC, since it is > > not intended to be one, but rather to be a simplified expansion to DAC, > > with system-wide knobs. See the specific patches for details... > > Yes, there was a strong consensus (unanimous I believe) at the security > summit on incorporating the Yama LSM as a container for generally useful > miscellaneous security hardening features that don't belong elsewhere. > > This means that LSM is no longer 'officially' only for access control > mechanisms.
That would be very welcome.
> We probably need to flesh out criteria for inclusion in Yama and document > it.
What's the best way for me to help with that documentation?
Thanks,
-Kees
-- Kees Cook ChromeOS Security
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