Re: [PATCH] Version 4 (2.6.23-rc8-mm2) Smack: Simplified Mandatory Access Control Kernel

[Casey Schaufler]

--- Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > An embedded system that does not have user logins but that does
> > have applications that require separation, perhaps a moble communication
> > device with application download capability, is just one example
> > where the smack symlink implementation provides the required
> > function without requiring application support.
> 
> I don't see what is such a problem here. For your mobile example you'd
> give the application download side its own /tmp via mount.
> 
> Its actually better this is done in user space as its more flexible that
> way and can be tuned arbitarily to meet interesting or bizarre real world
> cases.

I admit to being impressed by the wide variety of mount options
currently available. In many cases this will be the best approach.
/tmp is a typical use for a smack symlink, but not the only one.


Casey Schaufler
casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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