linux/security/selinux/Kconfig
James Morris 4e5ab4cb85 [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>
2006-06-17 21:30:05 -07:00

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config SECURITY_SELINUX
bool "NSA SELinux Support"
depends on SECURITY_NETWORK && AUDIT && NET && INET
select NETWORK_SECMARK
default n
help
This selects NSA Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux).
You will also need a policy configuration and a labeled filesystem.
You can obtain the policy compiler (checkpolicy), the utility for
labeling filesystems (setfiles), and an example policy configuration
from <http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/>.
If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
config SECURITY_SELINUX_BOOTPARAM
bool "NSA SELinux boot parameter"
depends on SECURITY_SELINUX
default n
help
This option adds a kernel parameter 'selinux', which allows SELinux
to be disabled at boot. If this option is selected, SELinux
functionality can be disabled with selinux=0 on the kernel
command line. The purpose of this option is to allow a single
kernel image to be distributed with SELinux built in, but not
necessarily enabled.
If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
config SECURITY_SELINUX_BOOTPARAM_VALUE
int "NSA SELinux boot parameter default value"
depends on SECURITY_SELINUX_BOOTPARAM
range 0 1
default 1
help
This option sets the default value for the kernel parameter
'selinux', which allows SELinux to be disabled at boot. If this
option is set to 0 (zero), the SELinux kernel parameter will
default to 0, disabling SELinux at bootup. If this option is
set to 1 (one), the SELinux kernel parameter will default to 1,
enabling SELinux at bootup.
If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer 1.
config SECURITY_SELINUX_DISABLE
bool "NSA SELinux runtime disable"
depends on SECURITY_SELINUX
default n
help
This option enables writing to a selinuxfs node 'disable', which
allows SELinux to be disabled at runtime prior to the policy load.
SELinux will then remain disabled until the next boot.
This option is similar to the selinux=0 boot parameter, but is to
support runtime disabling of SELinux, e.g. from /sbin/init, for
portability across platforms where boot parameters are difficult
to employ.
If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
config SECURITY_SELINUX_DEVELOP
bool "NSA SELinux Development Support"
depends on SECURITY_SELINUX
default y
help
This enables the development support option of NSA SELinux,
which is useful for experimenting with SELinux and developing
policies. If unsure, say Y. With this option enabled, the
kernel will start in permissive mode (log everything, deny nothing)
unless you specify enforcing=1 on the kernel command line. You
can interactively toggle the kernel between enforcing mode and
permissive mode (if permitted by the policy) via /selinux/enforce.
config SECURITY_SELINUX_AVC_STATS
bool "NSA SELinux AVC Statistics"
depends on SECURITY_SELINUX
default y
help
This option collects access vector cache statistics to
/selinux/avc/cache_stats, which may be monitored via
tools such as avcstat.
config SECURITY_SELINUX_CHECKREQPROT_VALUE
int "NSA SELinux checkreqprot default value"
depends on SECURITY_SELINUX
range 0 1
default 1
help
This option sets the default value for the 'checkreqprot' flag
that determines whether SELinux checks the protection requested
by the application or the protection that will be applied by the
kernel (including any implied execute for read-implies-exec) for
mmap and mprotect calls. If this option is set to 0 (zero),
SELinux will default to checking the protection that will be applied
by the kernel. If this option is set to 1 (one), SELinux will
default to checking the protection requested by the application.
The checkreqprot flag may be changed from the default via the
'checkreqprot=' boot parameter. It may also be changed at runtime
via /selinux/checkreqprot if authorized by policy.
If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer 1.
config SECURITY_SELINUX_ENABLE_SECMARK_DEFAULT
bool "NSA SELinux enable new secmark network controls by default"
depends on SECURITY_SELINUX
default n
help
This option determines whether the new secmark-based network
controls will be enabled by default. If not, the old internal
per-packet controls will be enabled by default, preserving
old behavior.
If you enable the new controls, you will need updated
SELinux userspace libraries, tools and policy. Typically,
your distribution will provide these and enable the new controls
in the kernel they also distribute.
Note that this option can be overriden at boot with the
selinux_compat_net parameter, and after boot via
/selinux/compat_net. See Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
for details on this parameter.
If you enable the new network controls, you will likely
also require the SECMARK and CONNSECMARK targets, as
well as any conntrack helpers for protocols which you
wish to control.
If you are unsure what do do here, select N.