Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] CRED: Split the task security data and move part
	of it into struct cred
From: Stephen Smalley <sds@tycho.nsa.gov>
To: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
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Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:14:47 -0400
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On Wed, 2007-09-26 at 14:30 +0100, David Howells wrote:
> Stephen Smalley <sds@tycho.nsa.gov> wrote:
> 
> > Precisely when to use one identity vs. the other though isn't always
> > clear, and the potential for accidental divergence is also a concern.
> 
> What should auditing use in audit_filter_rules() when dealing with
> AUDIT_SUBJ_* cases?  Should the SUBJ cases use the subjective SID and the
> AUDIT_OBJ_* cases use the objective SID?  On the other hand AUDIT_OBJ_* cases
> don't seem to have anything to do with tasks.

(cc'd linux-audit)

As you say, I don't think AUDIT_OBJ_* has anything to do with tasks,
just object labels (like inode labels).

I think you likely want the actor SID / subject SID or whatever you want
to call it for AUDIT_SUBJ_*.

-- 
Stephen Smalley
National Security Agency

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