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1 /*
2 * Security plug functions
4 * Copyright (C) 2001 WireX Communications, Inc <chris@wirex.com>
5 * Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>
6 * Copyright (C) 2001 Networks Associates Technology, Inc <ssmalley@nai.com>
8 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
9 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
10 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
11 * (at your option) any later version.
14 #include <linux/capability.h>
15 #include <linux/config.h>
16 #include <linux/module.h>
17 #include <linux/init.h>
18 #include <linux/kernel.h>
19 #include <linux/sched.h>
20 #include <linux/security.h>
22 #define SECURITY_FRAMEWORK_VERSION "1.0.0"
24 /* things that live in dummy.c */
25 extern struct security_operations dummy_security_ops;
26 extern void security_fixup_ops(struct security_operations *ops);
28 struct security_operations *security_ops; /* Initialized to NULL */
30 static inline int verify(struct security_operations *ops)
32 /* verify the security_operations structure exists */
33 if (!ops)
34 return -EINVAL;
35 security_fixup_ops(ops);
36 return 0;
39 static void __init do_security_initcalls(void)
41 initcall_t *call;
42 call = __security_initcall_start;
43 while (call < __security_initcall_end) {
44 (*call) ();
45 call++;
49 /**
50 * security_init - initializes the security framework
52 * This should be called early in the kernel initialization sequence.
54 int __init security_init(void)
56 printk(KERN_INFO "Security Framework v" SECURITY_FRAMEWORK_VERSION
57 " initialized\n");
59 if (verify(&dummy_security_ops)) {
60 printk(KERN_ERR "%s could not verify "
61 "dummy_security_ops structure.\n", __FUNCTION__);
62 return -EIO;
65 security_ops = &dummy_security_ops;
66 do_security_initcalls();
68 return 0;
71 /**
72 * register_security - registers a security framework with the kernel
73 * @ops: a pointer to the struct security_options that is to be registered
75 * This function is to allow a security module to register itself with the
76 * kernel security subsystem. Some rudimentary checking is done on the @ops
77 * value passed to this function. A call to unregister_security() should be
78 * done to remove this security_options structure from the kernel.
80 * If there is already a security module registered with the kernel,
81 * an error will be returned. Otherwise 0 is returned on success.
83 int register_security(struct security_operations *ops)
85 if (verify(ops)) {
86 printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s could not verify "
87 "security_operations structure.\n", __FUNCTION__);
88 return -EINVAL;
91 if (security_ops != &dummy_security_ops)
92 return -EAGAIN;
94 security_ops = ops;
96 return 0;
99 /**
100 * unregister_security - unregisters a security framework with the kernel
101 * @ops: a pointer to the struct security_options that is to be registered
103 * This function removes a struct security_operations variable that had
104 * previously been registered with a successful call to register_security().
106 * If @ops does not match the valued previously passed to register_security()
107 * an error is returned. Otherwise the default security options is set to the
108 * the dummy_security_ops structure, and 0 is returned.
110 int unregister_security(struct security_operations *ops)
112 if (ops != security_ops) {
113 printk(KERN_INFO "%s: trying to unregister "
114 "a security_opts structure that is not "
115 "registered, failing.\n", __FUNCTION__);
116 return -EINVAL;
119 security_ops = &dummy_security_ops;
121 return 0;
125 * mod_reg_security - allows security modules to be "stacked"
126 * @name: a pointer to a string with the name of the security_options to be registered
127 * @ops: a pointer to the struct security_options that is to be registered
129 * This function allows security modules to be stacked if the currently loaded
130 * security module allows this to happen. It passes the @name and @ops to the
131 * register_security function of the currently loaded security module.
133 * The return value depends on the currently loaded security module, with 0 as
134 * success.
136 int mod_reg_security(const char *name, struct security_operations *ops)
138 if (verify(ops)) {
139 printk(KERN_INFO "%s could not verify "
140 "security operations.\n", __FUNCTION__);
141 return -EINVAL;
144 if (ops == security_ops) {
145 printk(KERN_INFO "%s security operations "
146 "already registered.\n", __FUNCTION__);
147 return -EINVAL;
150 return security_ops->register_security(name, ops);
154 * mod_unreg_security - allows a security module registered with mod_reg_security() to be unloaded
155 * @name: a pointer to a string with the name of the security_options to be removed
156 * @ops: a pointer to the struct security_options that is to be removed
158 * This function allows security modules that have been successfully registered
159 * with a call to mod_reg_security() to be unloaded from the system.
160 * This calls the currently loaded security module's unregister_security() call
161 * with the @name and @ops variables.
163 * The return value depends on the currently loaded security module, with 0 as
164 * success.
166 int mod_unreg_security(const char *name, struct security_operations *ops)
168 if (ops == security_ops) {
169 printk(KERN_INFO "%s invalid attempt to unregister "
170 " primary security ops.\n", __FUNCTION__);
171 return -EINVAL;
174 return security_ops->unregister_security(name, ops);
177 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_security);
178 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_security);
179 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mod_reg_security);
180 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mod_unreg_security);
181 EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_ops);