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.\" Copyright (C) 2001 Chad David <davidc@acns.ab.ca>. All rights reserved.
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd March 3, 2002
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.Dt UCRED 9
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm ucred ,
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.Nm crget ,
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.Nm crhold ,
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.Nm crfree ,
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.Nm crshared ,
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.Nm crcopy ,
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.Nm crdup ,
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.Nm cru2x ,
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.Nm cred_update_thread
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.Nd "functions related to user credentials"
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In sys/param.h
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.In sys/ucred.h
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.Ft "struct ucred *"
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.Fn crget void
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.Ft "struct ucred *"
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.Fn crhold "struct ucred *cr"
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.Ft void
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.Fn crfree "struct ucred *cr"
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.Ft int
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.Fn crshared "struct ucred *cr"
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.Ft void
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.Fn crcopy "struct ucred *dest" "struct ucred *src"
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.Ft "struct ucred *"
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.Fn crdup "struct ucred *cr"
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.Ft void
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.Fn cru2x "struct ucred *cr" "struct xucred *xcr"
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.Ft void
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.Fn cred_update_thread "struct thread *td"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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family of functions is used to manage user credential structures
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.Pq Vt "struct ucred"
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within the kernel.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn crget
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function allocates memory
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for a new structure, sets its reference count to 1, and
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initializes its lock.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn crhold
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function increases the reference count on the credential.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn crfree
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function decreases the reference count on the credential.
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If the count drops to 0, the storage for the structure is freed.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn crshared
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function returns true if the credential is shared.
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A credential is considered to be shared if its reference
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count is greater than one.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn crcopy
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function copies the contents of the source (template)
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credential into the destination template.
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The
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.Vt uidinfo
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structure within the destination is referenced
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by calling
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.Xr uihold 9 .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn crdup
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function allocates memory for a new structure and copies the
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contents of
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.Fa cr
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into it.
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The actual copying is performed by
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.Fn crcopy .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn cru2x
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function converts a
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.Vt ucred
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structure to an
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.Vt xucred
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structure.
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That is,
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it copies data from
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.Fa cr
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to
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.Fa xcr ;
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it ignores fields in the former that are not present in the latter
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(e.g.,
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.Va cr_uidinfo ) ,
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and appropriately sets fields in the latter that are not present in
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the former
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(e.g.,
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.Va cr_version ) .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn cred_update_thread
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function sets the credentials of
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.Fa td
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to that of its process, freeing its old credential if required.
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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.Fn crget ,
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.Fn crhold
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and
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.Fn crdup
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all return a pointer to a
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.Vt ucred
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structure.
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.Pp
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.Fn crshared
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returns 0 if the credential has a reference count greater than 1;
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otherwise, 1 is returned.
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.Sh USAGE NOTES
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As of
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.Fx 5.0 ,
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the
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.Vt ucred
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structure contains extensible fields.
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This means that the correct protocol must always be followed to create
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a fresh and writable credential structure: new credentials must always
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be derived from existing credentials using
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.Fn crget
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and
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.Fn crcopy .
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.Pp
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In the common case, credentials required for access control decisions are
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used in a read-only manner.
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In these circumstances, the thread credential
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.Va td_ucred
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should be used, as it requires no locking to access safely, and remains stable
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for the duration of the call even in the face of a multi-threaded
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application changing the process credentials from another thread.
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Primitives such as
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.Xr suser 9
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will assume the use of
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.Va td_ucred
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unless explicitly specified using
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.Xr suser_cred 9 .
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.Pp
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During a process credential update, the process lock must be held across
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check and update, to prevent race conditions.
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The process credential,
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.Va td->td_proc->p_ucred ,
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must be used both for check and update.
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If a process credential is updated during a system call and checks against
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the thread credential are to be made later during the same system call,
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the thread credential must also be refreshed from the process credential
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so as to prevent use of a stale value.
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To avoid this scenario, it is recommended that system calls updating the
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process credential be designed to avoid other authorization functions.
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.Pp
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If temporarily elevated privileges are required for a thread, the thread
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credential can by replaced for the duration of an activity, or for
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the remainder of the system call.
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However, as a thread credential is often shared, appropriate care should be
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taken to make sure modifications are made to a writable credential
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through the use of
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.Fn crget
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and
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.Fn crcopy .
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.Pp
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Caution should be exercised when checking authorization for a thread or
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process perform an operation on another thread or process.
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As a result of temporary elevation, the target thread credential should
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.Em never
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be used as the target credential in an access control decision: the process
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credential associated with the thread,
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.Va td->td_proc->p_ucred ,
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should be used instead.
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For example,
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.Xr p_candebug 9
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accepts a target process, not a target thread, for access control purposes.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr uihold 9
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.Sh AUTHORS
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This man page was written by
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.An Chad David Aq davidc@acns.ab.ca .
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