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SELinux by Example: Using Security Enhanced Linux
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SELinux by Example: Using Security Enhanced Linux

by Frank Mayer, Karl MacMillan, David Caplan
July 2006
Intermediate to advanced
456 pages
9h 45m
English
Pearson
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Chapter 7. Constraints

In this chapter

• 7.1 Closer Look at the Access Decision Algorithm

• 7.2 Constrain Statement

• 7.3 Label Transition Constraints

• 7.4 Summary

• Exercises

SELinux provides a constraint mechanism to further restrict the access allowed by the policy regardless of the policy allow rules. In this chapter, we explore the constraint feature in SELinux.

7.1 A Closer Look at the Access Decision Algorithm

To understand the purpose of constraints, let’s revisit the SELinux Linux Security Module (LSM). Recall the SELinux kernel architecture discussed in Chapter 3, “Architecture,” the salient portion of which is depicted again in Figure 7-1.

Figure 7-1. Review of the SELinux LSM module

We want to take a closer look at how the access ...

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