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Re: Issue on labeling a packet? (was Re: Issue on getting security context of socket and message)

From: Stephen Smalley <sds_at_epoch.ncsc.mil>
Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 08:55:14 -0500


On Thu, 2004-12-30 at 13:40, Park Lee wrote:
> I've seen them, and know how/where these special
> kernel socket are labeled now.
>
> Let's suppose that when a packet is sending out
> (through XFRM architecture), how can we decide whether
> the packet is associated with a kernel socket or a
> user socket?

kernel sockets have the kernel SID.

-- 
Stephen Smalley <sds@epoch.ncsc.mil>
National Security Agency


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