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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/apparmor.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/apparmor.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..3e9734bd0e05 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/apparmor.rst @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +======== +AppArmor +======== + +What is AppArmor? +================= + +AppArmor is MAC style security extension for the Linux kernel. It implements +a task centered policy, with task "profiles" being created and loaded +from user space. Tasks on the system that do not have a profile defined for +them run in an unconfined state which is equivalent to standard Linux DAC +permissions. + +How to enable/disable +===================== + +set ``CONFIG_SECURITY_APPARMOR=y`` + +If AppArmor should be selected as the default security module then set:: + + CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECURITY="apparmor" + CONFIG_SECURITY_APPARMOR_BOOTPARAM_VALUE=1 + +Build the kernel + +If AppArmor is not the default security module it can be enabled by passing +``security=apparmor`` on the kernel's command line. + +If AppArmor is the default security module it can be disabled by passing +``apparmor=0, security=XXXX`` (where ``XXXX`` is valid security module), on the +kernel's command line. + +For AppArmor to enforce any restrictions beyond standard Linux DAC permissions +policy must be loaded into the kernel from user space (see the Documentation +and tools links). + +Documentation +============= + +Documentation can be found on the wiki, linked below. + +Links +===== + +Mailing List - apparmor@lists.ubuntu.com + +Wiki - http://apparmor.wiki.kernel.org/ + +User space tools - https://launchpad.net/apparmor + +Kernel module - git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jj/apparmor-dev.git |