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38 .Nd "process partition policy"
40 To compile the process partition policy into your kernel,
41 place the following lines in your kernel
43 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
45 .Cd "options MAC_PARTITION"
48 Alternately, to load the process partition module at boot time,
49 place the following line in your kernel configuration file:
50 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
56 .Bd -literal -offset indent
57 mac_partition_load="YES"
62 policy module implements a process partition policy,
63 which allows administrators to place running processes into
65 based on their numeric process partition
66 (specified in the process's MAC label).
67 Processes with a specified partition can only see processes that are in the
69 If no partition is specified for a process, it can see all other processes
71 (subject to other MAC policy restrictions not defined in this man page).
72 No provisions for placing processes into multiple partitions are available.
74 Partition labels take on the following format:
77 .Dl Li partition / Ar value
82 can be any integer value or
85 .Bd -literal -offset indent
93 .Xr mac_bsdextended 4 ,
100 .Xr mac_seeotheruids 4 ,
107 policy module first appeared in
109 and was developed by the
113 This software was contributed to the
115 Project by Network Associates Labs,
116 the Security Research Division of Network Associates
118 under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035
120 as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.
122 While the MAC Framework design is intended to support the containment of
123 the root user, not all attack channels are currently protected by entry
125 As such, MAC Framework policies should not be relied on, in isolation,
126 to protect against a malicious privileged user.