netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] Allow LSM to use IP address/port number.

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Date:	Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:28:57 -0400 (EDT)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	Tetsuo Handa <from-netdev@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>
cc:	shemminger@...ux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Allow LSM to use IP address/port number.

On Sat, 21 Jul 2007, Tetsuo Handa wrote:

> I can't use netfilter infrastructure because
> it is too early to know who the recipant process of the packet is.

I think the way forward on this is to re-visit the idea of providing a 
proper solution for the incoming packet/user match problem.

I posted one possible solution a couple of years ago (skfilter):
http://lwn.net/Articles/157137/

I think there has been some recent discussion by netfilter developers 
about this issue, so perhaps you could talk to them (cd'd Patrick).


- James
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James Morris
<jmorris@...ei.org>
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