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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-05-27 17:25:02 (GMT) |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-05-27 17:25:02 (GMT) |
commit | e52e713ec30a31e9a4663d9aebbaae5ec07466a6 (patch) | |
tree | 68f9680577ae68f3972a5ed73afed5d1c2794310 /Documentation/security/apparmor.txt | |
parent | bdf7cf1c83872a0586ce4c4da6889103cc36dbd3 (diff) | |
parent | 2f3e4af471e38e0658e701973238ae4b5e50fcd6 (diff) | |
download | linux-e52e713ec30a31e9a4663d9aebbaae5ec07466a6.tar.xz |
Merge branch 'docs-move' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rdunlap/linux-docs
* 'docs-move' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rdunlap/linux-docs:
Create Documentation/security/, move LSM-, credentials-, and keys-related files from Documentation/ to Documentation/security/, add Documentation/security/00-INDEX, and update all occurrences of Documentation/<moved_file> to Documentation/security/<moved_file>.
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diff --git a/Documentation/security/apparmor.txt b/Documentation/security/apparmor.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..93c1fd7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/security/apparmor.txt @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- What is AppArmor? --- + +AppArmor is MAC style security extension for the Linux kernel. It implements +a task centered policy, with task "profiles" being created and loaded +from user space. Tasks on the system that do not have a profile defined for +them run in an unconfined state which is equivalent to standard Linux DAC +permissions. + +--- How to enable/disable --- + +set CONFIG_SECURITY_APPARMOR=y + +If AppArmor should be selected as the default security module then + set CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECURITY="apparmor" + and CONFIG_SECURITY_APPARMOR_BOOTPARAM_VALUE=1 + +Build the kernel + +If AppArmor is not the default security module it can be enabled by passing +security=apparmor on the kernel's command line. + +If AppArmor is the default security module it can be disabled by passing +apparmor=0, security=XXXX (where XXX is valid security module), on the +kernel's command line + +For AppArmor to enforce any restrictions beyond standard Linux DAC permissions +policy must be loaded into the kernel from user space (see the Documentation +and tools links). + +--- Documentation --- + +Documentation can be found on the wiki. + +--- Links --- + +Mailing List - apparmor@lists.ubuntu.com +Wiki - http://apparmor.wiki.kernel.org/ +User space tools - https://launchpad.net/apparmor +Kernel module - git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jj/apparmor-dev.git |