auditctl se_sen & se_clr

Stephen Smalley sds at tycho.nsa.gov
Fri May 19 15:17:49 UTC 2006


On Fri, 2006-05-19 at 10:07 -0500, Michael C Thompson wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> I'm trying to figure out how the se_sen and se_clr labels are supposed 
> to be used with auditctl.
> 
> Here is the selinux context:
> subj=root:staff_r:staff_t:s0-s15:c0.c255
>        ^      ^       ^        ^
>     se_user   ^    se_type     ^
>             se_role          se_clr & se_sen
> 
> What is the difference between se_clr and se_sen? And if you have any 
> enlightening examples, that would be appreciated.

IIRC, se_sen is how audit refers to the low level (aka sensitivity,
current level) and se_clr is how audit refers to the high level (aka
clearance, max level) of a MLS range in a SELinux context.  In the
context above, the se_sen would be the "s0" and the se_clr would be the
"s15:c0.c255".

-- 
Stephen Smalley
National Security Agency




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