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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-07 14:22:51 +0000
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd">
+
+<refentry id="pam_selinux">
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>pam_selinux</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">Linux-PAM Manual</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv id="pam_selinux-name">
+ <refname>pam_selinux</refname>
+ <refpurpose>PAM module to set the default security context</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <cmdsynopsis id="pam_selinux-cmdsynopsis">
+ <command>pam_selinux.so</command>
+ <arg choice="opt">
+ open
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">
+ close
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">
+ restore
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">
+ nottys
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">
+ debug
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">
+ verbose
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">
+ select_context
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">
+ env_params
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">
+ use_current_range
+ </arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1 id="pam_selinux-description">
+ <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
+ <para>
+ pam_selinux is a PAM module that sets up the default SELinux security
+ context for the next executed process.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ When a new session is started, the open_session part of the module
+ computes and sets up the execution security context used for the next
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>execve</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>
+ call, the file security context for the controlling terminal, and
+ the security context used for creating a new kernel keyring.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ When the session is ended, the close_session part of the module restores
+ old security contexts that were in effect before the change made
+ by the open_session part of the module.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Adding pam_selinux into the PAM stack might disrupt behavior of other
+ PAM modules which execute applications. To avoid that,
+ <emphasis>pam_selinux.so open</emphasis> should be placed after such
+ modules in the PAM stack, and <emphasis>pam_selinux.so close</emphasis>
+ should be placed before them. When such a placement is not feasible,
+ <emphasis>pam_selinux.so restore</emphasis> could be used to temporary
+ restore original security contexts.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id="pam_selinux-options">
+ <title>OPTIONS</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>open</option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Only execute the open_session part of the module.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>close</option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Only execute the close_session part of the module.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>restore</option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ In open_session part of the module, temporarily restore the
+ security contexts as they were before the previous call of
+ the module. Another call of this module without the restore
+ option will set up the new security contexts again.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>nottys</option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Do not setup security context of the controlling terminal.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>debug</option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Turn on debug messages via
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>syslog</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>verbose</option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Attempt to inform the user when security context is set.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>select_context</option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Attempt to ask the user for a custom security context role.
+ If MLS is on, ask also for sensitivity level.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>env_params</option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Attempt to obtain a custom security context role from PAM environment.
+ If MLS is on, obtain also sensitivity level. This option and the
+ select_context option are mutually exclusive. The respective PAM
+ environment variables are <emphasis>SELINUX_ROLE_REQUESTED</emphasis>,
+ <emphasis>SELINUX_LEVEL_REQUESTED</emphasis>, and
+ <emphasis>SELINUX_USE_CURRENT_RANGE</emphasis>. The first two variables
+ are self describing and the last one if set to 1 makes the PAM module behave as
+ if the use_current_range was specified on the command line of the module.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>use_current_range</option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Use the sensitivity level of the current process for the user context
+ instead of the default level. Also suppresses asking of the
+ sensitivity level from the user or obtaining it from PAM environment.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id="pam_selinux-types">
+ <title>MODULE TYPES PROVIDED</title>
+ <para>
+ Only the <option>session</option> module type is provided.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='pam_selinux-return_values'>
+ <title>RETURN VALUES</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>PAM_SUCCESS</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The security context was set successfully.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>PAM_SESSION_ERR</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Unable to get or set a valid context.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>PAM_USER_UNKNOWN</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The user is not known to the system.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>PAM_BUF_ERR</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Memory allocation error.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='pam_selinux-examples'>
+ <title>EXAMPLES</title>
+ <programlisting>
+auth required pam_unix.so
+session required pam_permit.so
+session optional pam_selinux.so
+ </programlisting>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='pam_selinux-see_also'>
+ <title>SEE ALSO</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>execve</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>tty</refentrytitle><manvolnum>4</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>pam.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>pam</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>selinux</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='pam_selinux-author'>
+ <title>AUTHOR</title>
+ <para>
+ pam_selinux was written by Dan Walsh &lt;dwalsh@redhat.com&gt;.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>