Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/11] security: AppArmor - Overview

[Andi Kleen]

On Monday 24 April 2006 15:52, Alan Cox wrote:

> There is a much simpler answer anyway, sit in a loop trying to
> open /etc/shadow~ and wait for someone to change password. All the
> problems about names remain because of links anyway.

AFAIK AA avoids this problem by only allowing access to files, not forbidding 
access. So unless you put /etc/shadow~ (or /etc/*) into the profile
this cannot happen.

Instead you would list the files that application is allowed to access.

-Andi
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