freebsd-dev/sys/security/lomac/lomac.h

/*-
 * Copyright (c) 2001 Networks Associates Technology, Inc.
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * This software was developed for the FreeBSD Project by NAI Labs, the
 * Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc. under
 * DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035 ("CBOSS"), as part of the DARPA
 * CHATS research program.
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#ifndef LOMAC_H_
#define LOMAC_H_

typedef enum {
	LOMAC_LOWEST_LEVEL = 1,
	LOMAC_HIGHEST_LEVEL = 2
} level_t;


typedef struct {
	level_t level;		/* level (an integer range) */
	unsigned int flags;	/* category flags */
} lattr_t;			/* lomac attribute structure type */


/* lomac_must_demote()
 *
 * in:     actor  - attributes of a subject that has or will perform an
 *                  operation that may require LOMAC to demote it.
 *         target - attributes of the object that is or was the operand.
 * out:    nothing
 * return: value   condition
 *         -----   ---------
 *           0     LOMAC should not demote the subject
 *           1     LOMAC should demote the subject
 *
 * This function is a predicate which decides whether or not LOMAC should
 * demote the subject with attributes `actor' after it performs an operation
 * (probably some kind of a read operation) on the object with attributes 
 * `target'.
 *
 */

static __inline int
lomac_must_demote(const lattr_t *actor, const lattr_t *target) {
	return (actor->level > target->level);
}


/* lomac_must_deny()
 *
 * in:     actor  - attributes of a subject that wants to perform some
 *                  operation that requires LOMAC to make an allow/deny
 *                  decision.
 *         target - attributes of the subject or object the above subject
 *                  will operate upon.
 * out:    nothing
 * return: value     condition
 *         -----     ---------
 *           0       LOMAC should allow the operation
 *           1       LOMAC should deny the operation
 *
 * This function is a predicate which decides whether or not LOMAC should
 * allow the subject with attributes `actor' to perform some operation
 * (probably some kind of write or kill operation) on the subject or object
 * with attributes `target'.
 *
 * The flags are two words: the low word is to be used for categories,
 * and the high word is meant to hold implementation-dependent flags that
 * are not category-related.
 *
 */

static __inline int
lomac_must_deny(const lattr_t *actor, const lattr_t *target) {

	if (actor->level >= target->level)
		return 0;            /* allow */
	if (target->flags & 0xffff) {
		if ((actor->flags & target->flags & 0xffff) ==
		    (target->flags & 0xffff)) {
			return 0;    /* allow */
		}
	}
	return 1;                    /* deny */
}

#endif /* LOMAC_H */