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6 authconfig_selinux - Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the authconfig
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10 Security-Enhanced Linux secures the authconfig processes via flexible
11 mandatory access control.
12 The authconfig processes execute with the authconfig_t SELinux type.
14 You can check if you have these processes running by executing the ps
15 command with the -Z qualifier.
16 For example:
18 ps -eZ | grep authconfig_t
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24 The authconfig_t SELinux type can be entered via the authconfig_exec_t
25 file type.
26 The default entrypoint paths for the authconfig_t domain are the fol‐
28 lowing:
29 /usr/share/authconfig/authconfig.py
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33 SELinux defines process types (domains) for each process running on the
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35 You can see the context of a process using the -Z option to ps
37 Policy governs the access confined processes have to files. SELinux
39 authconfig policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their auth‐
40 config processes in as secure a method as possible.
41 The following process types are defined for authconfig:
43 authconfig_t
45 Note: semanage permissive -a authconfig_t can be used to make the
47 process type authconfig_t permissive. SELinux does not deny access to
48 permissive process types, but the AVC (SELinux denials) messages are
49 still generated.
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53 SELinux policy is customizable based on least access required. auth‐
54 config policy is extremely flexible and has several booleans that allow
55 you to manipulate the policy and run authconfig with the tightest
56 access possible.
57 If you want to deny user domains applications to map a memory region as
61 both executable and writable, this is dangerous and the executable
62 should be reported in bugzilla, you must turn on the deny_execmem bool‐
63 ean. Enabled by default.
64 setsebool -P deny_execmem 1
66 If you want to control the ability to mmap a low area of the address
70 space, as configured by /proc/sys/vm/mmap_min_addr, you must turn on
71 the mmap_low_allowed boolean. Disabled by default.
72 setsebool -P mmap_low_allowed 1
74 If you want to disable kernel module loading, you must turn on the
78 secure_mode_insmod boolean. Enabled by default.
79 setsebool -P secure_mode_insmod 1
81 If you want to allow unconfined executables to make their heap memory
85 executable. Doing this is a really bad idea. Probably indicates a
86 badly coded executable, but could indicate an attack. This executable
87 should be reported in bugzilla, you must turn on the selin‐
88 uxuser_execheap boolean. Disabled by default.
89 setsebool -P selinuxuser_execheap 1
91 If you want to allow unconfined executables to make their stack exe‐
95 cutable. This should never, ever be necessary. Probably indicates a
96 badly coded executable, but could indicate an attack. This executable
97 should be reported in bugzilla, you must turn on the selinuxuser_exec‐
98 stack boolean. Disabled by default.
99 setsebool -P selinuxuser_execstack 1
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105 The SELinux process type authconfig_t can manage files labeled with the
106 following file types. The paths listed are the default paths for these
107 file types. Note the processes UID still need to have DAC permissions.
108 file_type
110 all files on the system
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115 SELinux requires files to have an extended attribute to define the file
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117 You can see the context of a file using the -Z option to ls
119 Policy governs the access confined processes have to these files.
121 SELinux authconfig policy is very flexible allowing users to setup
122 their authconfig processes in as secure a method as possible.
123 STANDARD FILE CONTEXT
125 SELinux defines the file context types for the authconfig, if you
127 wanted to store files with these types in a diffent paths, you need to
128 execute the semanage command to sepecify alternate labeling and then
129 use restorecon to put the labels on disk.
130 semanage fcontext -a -t authconfig_var_lib_t '/srv/myauthconfig_con‐
132 tent(/.*)?'
133 restorecon -R -v /srv/myauthconfig_content
134 Note: SELinux often uses regular expressions to specify labels that
136 match multiple files.
137 The following file types are defined for authconfig:
139 authconfig_exec_t
143 - Set files with the authconfig_exec_t type, if you want to transition
145 an executable to the authconfig_t domain.
146 authconfig_var_lib_t
150 - Set files with the authconfig_var_lib_t type, if you want to store
152 the authconfig files under the /var/lib directory.
153 Note: File context can be temporarily modified with the chcon command.
157 If you want to permanently change the file context you need to use the
158 semanage fcontext command. This will modify the SELinux labeling data‐
159 base. You will need to use restorecon to apply the labels.
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163 semanage fcontext can also be used to manipulate default file context
164 mappings.
165 semanage permissive can also be used to manipulate whether or not a
167 process type is permissive.
168 semanage module can also be used to enable/disable/install/remove pol‐
170 icy modules.
171 semanage boolean can also be used to manipulate the booleans
173 system-config-selinux is a GUI tool available to customize SELinux pol‐
176 icy settings.
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180 This manual page was auto-generated using sepolicy manpage .
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184 selinux(8), authconfig(8), semanage(8), restorecon(8), chcon(1), sepol‐
185 icy(8), setsebool(8)
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