linux-kernel - Re: Out of tree module using LSM

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Message-ID: <31816.1196280301@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
Date:	Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:05:01 -0500
From:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	"Tvrtko A. Ursulin" <tvrtko.ursulin@...hos.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Out of tree module using LSM

On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:52:46 GMT, Alan Cox said:
> > It might be better to identify the services (gateway, samba, file
> > server whatever) that are actually dealing with possible infected
> > "external" files and then define some generic interface that would
> > allow you to check those as the data appears.
> 
> I am wondering if the right interface is actually more related to the
> existing audit interfaces ?

The problem there is that the audit interface just *records* - it doesn't
have the ability to say "No, I don't *think* so.." that the LSM interface has.

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