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author | James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> | 2009-05-08 17:56:47 +1000 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/tomoyo.txt b/Documentation/tomoyo.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b3a232cae7f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/tomoyo.txt @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- What is TOMOYO? --- + +TOMOYO is a name-based MAC extension (LSM module) for the Linux kernel. + +LiveCD-based tutorials are available at +http://tomoyo.sourceforge.jp/en/1.6.x/1st-step/ubuntu8.04-live/ +http://tomoyo.sourceforge.jp/en/1.6.x/1st-step/centos5-live/ . +Though these tutorials use non-LSM version of TOMOYO, they are useful for you +to know what TOMOYO is. + +--- How to enable TOMOYO? --- + +Build the kernel with CONFIG_SECURITY_TOMOYO=y and pass "security=tomoyo" on +kernel's command line. + +Please see http://tomoyo.sourceforge.jp/en/2.2.x/ for details. + +--- Where is documentation? --- + +User <-> Kernel interface documentation is available at +http://tomoyo.sourceforge.jp/en/2.2.x/policy-reference.html . + +Materials we prepared for seminars and symposiums are available at +http://sourceforge.jp/projects/tomoyo/docs/?category_id=532&language_id=1 . +Below lists are chosen from three aspects. + +What is TOMOYO? + TOMOYO Linux Overview + http://sourceforge.jp/projects/tomoyo/docs/lca2009-takeda.pdf + TOMOYO Linux: pragmatic and manageable security for Linux + http://sourceforge.jp/projects/tomoyo/docs/freedomhectaipei-tomoyo.pdf + TOMOYO Linux: A Practical Method to Understand and Protect Your Own Linux Box + http://sourceforge.jp/projects/tomoyo/docs/PacSec2007-en-no-demo.pdf + +What can TOMOYO do? + Deep inside TOMOYO Linux + http://sourceforge.jp/projects/tomoyo/docs/lca2009-kumaneko.pdf + The role of "pathname based access control" in security. + http://sourceforge.jp/projects/tomoyo/docs/lfj2008-bof.pdf + +History of TOMOYO? + Realities of Mainlining + http://sourceforge.jp/projects/tomoyo/docs/lfj2008.pdf + +--- What is future plan? --- + +We believe that inode based security and name based security are complementary +and both should be used together. But unfortunately, so far, we cannot enable +multiple LSM modules at the same time. We feel sorry that you have to give up +SELinux/SMACK/AppArmor etc. when you want to use TOMOYO. + +We hope that LSM becomes stackable in future. Meanwhile, you can use non-LSM +version of TOMOYO, available at http://tomoyo.sourceforge.jp/en/1.6.x/ . +LSM version of TOMOYO is a subset of non-LSM version of TOMOYO. We are planning +to port non-LSM version's functionalities to LSM versions. |