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Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn) wrote : Re: [Bug 278290] Re: ecryptfs should integrate with selinux/apparmor to add MAC to filesystem access

Note that the proper way to provide the explicitly listed requirement
is to honor keys in the keyring at file open.

As for MAC integration - does ecryptfs not do xattrs? Or is this yet
another result of the idiotic kthread opening all files for everyeone?

-serge

On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Dustin Kirkland
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> See also Bug #359338.
>
> :-Dustin
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> ecryptfs should integrate with selinux/apparmor to add MAC to filesystem access
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/278290
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> Status in eCryptfs - Enterprise Cryptographic Filesystem: Confirmed
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> Bug description:
> It would be nice if SELinux and/or AppArmor could be used in conjunction with eCryptfs to apply Mandatory Access Controls on ecryptfs mounted filesystems.
>
> In this way, automated backups run by the root user would be prevented from accessing the mounted data in the clear.
>
> :-Dustin
>