Re: Some Concrete AppArmor Questions - was Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/11] security: AppArmor - Overview

[Chris Wright]

* Arjan van de Ven (arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-04-27 at 06:15 +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > On Thursday 27 April 2006 01:06, Ken Brush wrote:
> > 
> > > > 2/ What advantages does AppArmor provide over techniques involving
> > > >    virtualisation or gaol mechanisms?  Are these advantages worth
> > > >    while?
> > 
> > I would guess the advantage is easier administration. e.g. I always
> > found it a PITA to synchronize files like /etc/resolv.conf and similar
> > files into chroots.
> 
> there's another option than just chroots; construct a namespace with
> just the allowed files bind-mounted in. That is 100% scriptable and also
> doesn't have the "stale files" problem

That doesn't support different access modes aside of DAC, which defeats
the point.  So either way, there's a need for better infrastructure.
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