selabel_open(3) SELinux API documentation selabel_open(3)
NAME
selabel_open, selabel_close - userspace SELinux labeling interface
SYNOPSIS
#include <selinux/selinux.h>
#include <selinux/label.h>
struct selabel_handle *selabel_open(int backend,
struct selinux_opt *options,
unsigned nopt);
void selabel_close(struct selabel_handle *hnd);
DESCRIPTION
selabel_open() is used to initialize a labeling handle to be used for lookup operations. The backend argument specifies which backend is
to be opened; the list of current backends appears in BACKENDS below.
The options argument should be NULL or a pointer to an array of selinux_opt structures of length nopt:
struct selinux_opt {
int type;
const char *value;
};
The available option types are described in GLOBAL OPTIONS below as well as in the documentation for each individual backend. The return
value on success is a non-NULL value for use in subsequent label operations.
selabel_close() terminates use of a handle, freeing any internal resources associated with it. After this call has been made, the handle
must not be used again.
GLOBAL OPTIONS
Global options which may be passed to selabel_open() include the following:
SELABEL_OPT_UNUSED
The option with a type code of zero is a no-op. Thus an array of options may be initizalized to zero and any untouched elements
will not cause an error.
SELABEL_OPT_VALIDATE
A non-null value for this option enables context validation. By default, security_check_context(3) is used; a custom validation
function can be provided via selinux_set_callback(3). Note that an invalid context may not be treated as an error unless it is
actually encountered during a lookup operation.
BACKENDS
SELABEL_CTX_FILE
File contexts backend, described in selabel_file(5).
SELABEL_CTX_MEDIA
Media contexts backend, described in selabel_media(5).
SELABEL_CTX_X
X Windows contexts backend, described in selabel_x(5).
SELABEL_CTX_DB
Database objects contexts backend, described in selabel_db(5).
RETURN VALUE
A non-NULL handle value is returned on success. On error, NULL is returned and errno is set appropriately.
AUTHOR
Eamon Walsh <ewalsh@tycho.nsa.gov>
SEE ALSO
selabel_lookup(3), selabel_stats(3), selinux_set_callback(3), selinux(8)
18 Jun 2007 selabel_open(3)
