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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/module.h>
16 #include <linux/init.h>
17 #include <linux/kernel.h>
18 #include <linux/sched.h>
19 #include <linux/security.h>
21 #define SECURITY_FRAMEWORK_VERSION "1.0.0"
23 /* things that live in dummy.c */
24 extern struct security_operations dummy_security_ops;
25 extern void security_fixup_ops(struct security_operations *ops);
27 struct security_operations *security_ops; /* Initialized to NULL */
29 static inline int verify(struct security_operations *ops)
31 /* verify the security_operations structure exists */
32 if (!ops)
33 return -EINVAL;
34 security_fixup_ops(ops);
35 return 0;
38 static void __init do_security_initcalls(void)
40 initcall_t *call;
41 call = __security_initcall_start;
42 while (call < __security_initcall_end) {
43 (*call) ();
44 call++;
48 /**
49 * security_init - initializes the security framework
51 * This should be called early in the kernel initialization sequence.
53 int __init security_init(void)
55 printk(KERN_INFO "Security Framework v" SECURITY_FRAMEWORK_VERSION
56 " initialized\n");
58 if (verify(&dummy_security_ops)) {
59 printk(KERN_ERR "%s could not verify "
60 "dummy_security_ops structure.\n", __FUNCTION__);
61 return -EIO;
64 security_ops = &dummy_security_ops;
65 do_security_initcalls();
67 return 0;
70 /**
71 * register_security - registers a security framework with the kernel
72 * @ops: a pointer to the struct security_options that is to be registered
74 * This function is to allow a security module to register itself with the
75 * kernel security subsystem. Some rudimentary checking is done on the @ops
76 * value passed to this function. A call to unregister_security() should be
77 * done to remove this security_options structure from the kernel.
79 * If there is already a security module registered with the kernel,
80 * an error will be returned. Otherwise 0 is returned on success.
82 int register_security(struct security_operations *ops)
84 if (verify(ops)) {
85 printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s could not verify "
86 "security_operations structure.\n", __FUNCTION__);
87 return -EINVAL;
90 if (security_ops != &dummy_security_ops)
91 return -EAGAIN;
93 security_ops = ops;
95 return 0;
98 /**
99 * unregister_security - unregisters a security framework with the kernel
100 * @ops: a pointer to the struct security_options that is to be registered
102 * This function removes a struct security_operations variable that had
103 * previously been registered with a successful call to register_security().
105 * If @ops does not match the valued previously passed to register_security()
106 * an error is returned. Otherwise the default security options is set to the
107 * the dummy_security_ops structure, and 0 is returned.
109 int unregister_security(struct security_operations *ops)
111 if (ops != security_ops) {
112 printk(KERN_INFO "%s: trying to unregister "
113 "a security_opts structure that is not "
114 "registered, failing.\n", __FUNCTION__);
115 return -EINVAL;
118 security_ops = &dummy_security_ops;
120 return 0;
124 * mod_reg_security - allows security modules to be "stacked"
125 * @name: a pointer to a string with the name of the security_options to be registered
126 * @ops: a pointer to the struct security_options that is to be registered
128 * This function allows security modules to be stacked if the currently loaded
129 * security module allows this to happen. It passes the @name and @ops to the
130 * register_security function of the currently loaded security module.
132 * The return value depends on the currently loaded security module, with 0 as
133 * success.
135 int mod_reg_security(const char *name, struct security_operations *ops)
137 if (verify(ops)) {
138 printk(KERN_INFO "%s could not verify "
139 "security operations.\n", __FUNCTION__);
140 return -EINVAL;
143 if (ops == security_ops) {
144 printk(KERN_INFO "%s security operations "
145 "already registered.\n", __FUNCTION__);
146 return -EINVAL;
149 return security_ops->register_security(name, ops);
153 * mod_unreg_security - allows a security module registered with mod_reg_security() to be unloaded
154 * @name: a pointer to a string with the name of the security_options to be removed
155 * @ops: a pointer to the struct security_options that is to be removed
157 * This function allows security modules that have been successfully registered
158 * with a call to mod_reg_security() to be unloaded from the system.
159 * This calls the currently loaded security module's unregister_security() call
160 * with the @name and @ops variables.
162 * The return value depends on the currently loaded security module, with 0 as
163 * success.
165 int mod_unreg_security(const char *name, struct security_operations *ops)
167 if (ops == security_ops) {
168 printk(KERN_INFO "%s invalid attempt to unregister "
169 " primary security ops.\n", __FUNCTION__);
170 return -EINVAL;
173 return security_ops->unregister_security(name, ops);
176 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_security);
177 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_security);
178 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mod_reg_security);
179 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mod_unreg_security);
180 EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_ops);