Re: [Keyrings] [PATCH] Keys: Add LSM hooks for key management

On Fri, 7 Oct 2005, David Howells wrote:

> James Morris <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > > > > Should I expand the permissions mask to include a setattr?
> > > > 
> > > > Possibly for setperm and chown.
> > > 
> > > For setperm?
> > 
> > It changes an attribute of a key, for which you have DAC checks, therefore 
> > you could assume that we'd also want MAC checks.
> 
> Does it matter that you can take away your own permission to change the
> permissions?

Not that I'm aware of.


- James
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