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mac.conf(5) [freebsd man page]

MAC.CONF(5)						      BSD File Formats Manual						       MAC.CONF(5)

NAME

     mac.conf -- format of the MAC library configuration file

DESCRIPTION

     The mac.conf file configures the default label elements to be used by policy-agnostic applications that operate on MAC labels.  A file con-
     tains a series of default label sets specified by object class, in addition to blank lines and comments preceded by a '#' symbol.

     Currently, the implementation supports two syntax styles for label element declaration.  The old (deprecated) syntax consists of a single
     line with two fields separated by white space: the object class name, and a list of label elements as used by the mac_prepare(3) library
     calls prior to an application invocation of a function from mac_get(3).

     The newer more preferred syntax consists of three fields separated by white space: the label group, object class name and a list of label
     elements.

     Label element names may optionally begin with a '?' symbol to indicate that a failure to retrieve the label element for an object should be
     silently ignored, and improves usability if the set of MAC policies may change over time.

FILES

     /etc/mac.conf  MAC library configuration file.

EXAMPLES

     The following example configures user applications to operate with four MAC policies: mac_biba(4), mac_mls(4), SEBSD, and mac_partition(4).

	   #
	   # Default label set to be used by simple MAC applications

	   default_labels file ?biba,?lomac,?mls,?sebsd
	   default_labels ifnet ?biba,?lomac,?mls,?sebsd
	   default_labels process ?biba,?lomac,?mls,?partition,?sebsd
	   default_labels socket ?biba,?lomac,?mls

	   #
	   # Deprecated (old) syntax

	   default_file_labels ?biba,?mls,?sebsd
	   default_ifnet_labels ?biba,?mls,?sebsd
	   default_process_labels ?biba,?mls,partition,?sebsd

     In this example, userland applications will attempt to retrieve Biba, MLS, and SEBSD labels for all object classes; for processes, they will
     additionally attempt to retrieve a Partition identifier.  In all cases except the Partition identifier, failure to retrieve a label due to
     the respective policy not being present will be ignored.

SEE ALSO

     mac(3), mac_get(3), mac_prepare(3), mac(4), mac(9)

HISTORY

     Support for Mandatory Access Control was introduced in FreeBSD 5.0 as part of the TrustedBSD Project.

BUGS

     The TrustedBSD MAC Framework and associated policies, interfaces, and applications are considered to be an experimental feature in FreeBSD.
     Sites considering production deployment should keep the experimental status of these services in mind during any deployment process.  See
     also mac(9) for related considerations regarding the kernel framework.

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								  April 19, 2003							       BSD

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MAC_PARTITION(4)					   BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual 					  MAC_PARTITION(4)

NAME

     mac_partition -- process partition policy

SYNOPSIS

     To compile the process partition policy into your kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:

	   options MAC
	   options MAC_PARTITION

     Alternately, to load the process partition module at boot time, place the following line in your kernel configuration file:

	   options MAC

     and in loader.conf(5):

	   mac_partition_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

     The mac_partition policy module implements a process partition policy, which allows administrators to place running processes into
     ``partitions'', based on their numeric process partition (specified in the process's MAC label).  Processes with a specified partition can
     only see processes that are in the same partition.  If no partition is specified for a process, it can see all other processes in the system
     (subject to other MAC policy restrictions not defined in this man page).  No provisions for placing processes into multiple partitions are
     available.

   Label Format
     Partition labels take on the following format:

	   partition/value

     Where value can be any integer value or ``none''.	For example:

	   partition/1
	   partition/20
	   partition/none

SEE ALSO

     mac(4), mac_biba(4), mac_bsdextended(4), mac_ifoff(4), mac_lomac(4), mac_mls(4), mac_none(4), mac_portacl(4), mac_seeotheruids(4),
     mac_test(4), maclabel(7), mac(9)

HISTORY

     The mac_partition policy module first appeared in FreeBSD 5.0 and was developed by the TrustedBSD Project.

AUTHORS

     This software was contributed to the FreeBSD Project by Network Associates Labs, the Security Research Division of Network Associates Inc.
     under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035 (``CBOSS''), as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.

BUGS

     See mac(9) concerning appropriateness for production use.	The TrustedBSD MAC Framework is considered experimental in FreeBSD.

     While the MAC Framework design is intended to support the containment of the root user, not all attack channels are currently protected by
     entry point checks.  As such, MAC Framework policies should not be relied on, in isolation, to protect against a malicious privileged user.

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								 December 9, 2002							       BSD
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