1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
3 // Copyright (C) 2024 Google LLC.
5 //! Credentials management.
7 //! C header: [`include/linux/cred.h`](srctree/include/linux/cred.h).
9 //! Reference: <https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/security/credentials.html>
14 types::{AlwaysRefCounted, Opaque},
17 /// Wraps the kernel's `struct cred`.
19 /// Credentials are used for various security checks in the kernel.
21 /// Most fields of credentials are immutable. When things have their credentials changed, that
22 /// happens by replacing the credential instead of changing an existing credential. See the [kernel
23 /// documentation][ref] for more info on this.
27 /// Instances of this type are always ref-counted, that is, a call to `get_cred` ensures that the
28 /// allocation remains valid at least until the matching call to `put_cred`.
30 /// [ref]: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/security/credentials.html
32 pub struct Credential(Opaque<bindings::cred>);
35 // - `Credential::dec_ref` can be called from any thread.
36 // - It is okay to send ownership of `Credential` across thread boundaries.
37 unsafe impl Send for Credential {}
39 // SAFETY: It's OK to access `Credential` through shared references from other threads because
40 // we're either accessing properties that don't change or that are properly synchronised by C code.
41 unsafe impl Sync for Credential {}
44 /// Creates a reference to a [`Credential`] from a valid pointer.
48 /// The caller must ensure that `ptr` is valid and remains valid for the lifetime of the
49 /// returned [`Credential`] reference.
50 pub unsafe fn from_ptr<'a>(ptr: *const bindings::cred) -> &'a Credential {
51 // SAFETY: The safety requirements guarantee the validity of the dereference, while the
52 // `Credential` type being transparent makes the cast ok.
53 unsafe { &*ptr.cast() }
56 /// Get the id for this security context.
57 pub fn get_secid(&self) -> u32 {
59 // SAFETY: The invariants of this type ensures that the pointer is valid.
60 unsafe { bindings::security_cred_getsecid(self.0.get(), &mut secid) };
64 /// Returns the effective UID of the given credential.
65 pub fn euid(&self) -> Kuid {
66 // SAFETY: By the type invariant, we know that `self.0` is valid. Furthermore, the `euid`
67 // field of a credential is never changed after initialization, so there is no potential
69 Kuid::from_raw(unsafe { (*self.0.get()).euid })
73 // SAFETY: The type invariants guarantee that `Credential` is always ref-counted.
74 unsafe impl AlwaysRefCounted for Credential {
76 // SAFETY: The existence of a shared reference means that the refcount is nonzero.
77 unsafe { bindings::get_cred(self.0.get()) };
80 unsafe fn dec_ref(obj: core::ptr::NonNull<Credential>) {
81 // SAFETY: The safety requirements guarantee that the refcount is nonzero. The cast is okay
82 // because `Credential` has the same representation as `struct cred`.
83 unsafe { bindings::put_cred(obj.cast().as_ptr()) };