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SubjectRe: [Patch 7/7] IBAC Patch
Hi!

> This is a new Integrity Based Access Control(IBAC) LSM module which
> bases access control decisions on the new integrity framework services.
> IBAC is a sample LSM module to help clarify the interaction between
> LSM and Linux Integrity Modules(LIM).
>
> - Updated Kconfig SECURITY_IBAC description
> and SECURITY_IBAC_BOOTPARAM default value
> - Prefixed all log messages with "ibac:"
> - Redefined a couple of 'int' variables as 'static int'
>
> signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@us.ibm.com>
> ---
> Index: linux-2.6.21-rc4-mm1/security/ibac/Kconfig
> ===================================================================
> --- /dev/null
> +++ linux-2.6.21-rc4-mm1/security/ibac/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
> +config SECURITY_IBAC
> + boolean "IBAC support"
> + depends on SECURITY && SECURITY_NETWORK && INTEGRITY
> + help
> + Integrity Based Access Control(IBAC) uses the Linux
> + Integrity Module(LIM) API calls to verify an executable's
> + metadata and data's integrity. Based on the results,
> + execution permission is permitted/denied. Integrity
> + providers may implement the LIM hooks differently. For
> + more information on integrity verification refer to the
> + specific integrity provider documentation.

...sounds like pseudosecurity piece of **** whose only purpose is to
prevent computer's owner to hack his own system?

Why do we want it?
Pavel


> + * Integrity Based Access Control(IBAC) sample LSM module calling LIM hooks

sample?

> +static inline int is_kernel_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
> +{
> + return (!tsk->mm) ? 1 : 0;
> +}

Obfuscated C code contest?

Pavel
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