Re: modular se-pgsql as proof-of-concept

2010/6/17 KaiGai Kohei <kaigai@ak.jp.nec.com>:
> (2010/06/17 21:59), Robert Haas wrote:
>> 2010/6/17 KaiGai Kohei<kaigai@ak.jp.nec.com>:
>>> I tried to implement a modular se-pgsql as proof-of-concept, using the DML
>>> permission check hook which was proposed by Robert Haas.
>>>
>>> At first, please build and install the latest PostgreSQL with this
>>> patch to add a hook on DML permission checks.
>>>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2010-05/msg01095.php
>>>
>>> Then, check out the modular se-pgsql, as follows:
>>>   % svn co http://sepgsql.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ sepgsql
>>
>> This is a good start - I think with some cleanup this could be
>> committable, though probably it makes sense to wait until after we get
>> the security label infrastructure in.  I suspect some code cleanup
>> will be needed; one thing I noticed off the top of my head was that
>> you didn't follow the usual style for installing hook functions in a
>> way that can accomodate multiple hooks.  See contrib/auto_explain for
>> an example.
>>
> Thanks for your comments. I'll fix it later.
>
> BTW, I have a question which community (PostgreSQL or SELinux) shall
> eventually maintain the module, although PostgreSQL provides a set of
> interfaces for access control modules?
> I thought SELinux side (mainly I and NEC) will maintain the sepgsql
> module being suitable for the interfaces.
>
> If we need another proof-of-concept module independent from selinux
> for regression test, at least, it is not a tough work.

I had thought perhaps it would end up as a contrib module, but there
are other options.

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