linux-kernel - Re: [TOMOYO 14/15](repost) LSM expansion for TOMOYO Linux.

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Date:	Wed, 3 Oct 2007 06:49:06 +0900
From:	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>
To:	jmorris@...ei.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, chrisw@...s-sol.org,
	davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [TOMOYO 14/15](repost) LSM expansion for TOMOYO Linux.

Hello.

Thank you for your comment.

James Morris wrote:
> I'm guessing you need this to determine the receiving process, rather than 
> the socket (which is available via security_sock_rcv_skb()).
Use of security_sock_rcv_skb() was discussed at http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/8/28/74 ,
and answer is at http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/10/2/56 .

> If so, is this to interactively determine from the user or admin whether 
> the packet should be accepted/denied for the receiving process?
Yes, it is to determine whether the packet should be accepted/denied
based on the receiving process (like what anti-virus software's firewall does).

Regards.

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