httpd_helper_selinux(8)

1httpd_helper_selinux(8)   SELinux Policy httpd_helper  httpd_helper_selinux(8)
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NAME

6       httpd_helper_selinux   -   Security   Enhanced  Linux  Policy  for  the
7       httpd_helper processes
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DESCRIPTION

10       Security-Enhanced Linux secures the httpd_helper processes via flexible
11       mandatory access control.
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13       The  httpd_helper  processes  execute  with  the httpd_helper_t SELinux
14       type. You can check if you have these processes  running  by  executing
15       the ps command with the -Z qualifier.
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ENTRYPOINTS

24       The    httpd_helper_t   SELinux   type   can   be   entered   via   the
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27       The default entrypoint paths for the httpd_helper_t domain are the fol‐
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PROCESS TYPES

33       SELinux defines process types (domains) for each process running on the
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36       You can see the context of a process using the -Z option to ps
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38       Policy governs the access confined processes have  to  files.   SELinux
39       httpd_helper  policy  is  very  flexible  allowing users to setup their
40       httpd_helper processes in as secure a method as possible.
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42       The following process types are defined for httpd_helper:
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46       Note: semanage permissive -a httpd_helper_t can be  used  to  make  the
47       process type httpd_helper_t permissive. SELinux does not deny access to
48       permissive process types, but the AVC (SELinux  denials)  messages  are
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BOOLEANS

53       SELinux   policy  is  customizable  based  on  least  access  required.
54       httpd_helper policy is extremely flexible and has several booleans that
55       allow you to manipulate the policy and run httpd_helper with the tight‐
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60       If you want to allow all domains to execute in fips_mode, you must turn
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67       If you want to unify HTTPD to communicate with the terminal. Needed for
68       entering the passphrase for certificates at the terminal, you must turn
69       on the httpd_tty_comm boolean. Disabled by default.
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FILE CONTEXTS

76       SELinux requires files to have an extended attribute to define the file
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79       You can see the context of a file using the -Z option to ls
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81       Policy governs the access  confined  processes  have  to  these  files.
82       SELinux  httpd_helper  policy  is very flexible allowing users to setup
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85       The following file types are defined for httpd_helper:
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91       - Set files with the httpd_helper_exec_t type, if you want  to  transi‐
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96       Note:  File context can be temporarily modified with the chcon command.
97       If you want to permanently change the file context you need to use  the
98       semanage fcontext command.  This will modify the SELinux labeling data‐
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COMMANDS

103       semanage fcontext can also be used to manipulate default  file  context
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106       semanage  permissive  can  also  be used to manipulate whether or not a
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109       semanage module can also be used to enable/disable/install/remove  pol‐
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112       semanage boolean can also be used to manipulate the booleans
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115       system-config-selinux is a GUI tool available to customize SELinux pol‐
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AUTHOR

120       This manual page was auto-generated using sepolicy manpage .
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