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38 .Nd MAC framework testing policy
40 To compile the testing policy
41 into your kernel, place the following lines in your kernel
43 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
45 .Cd "options MAC_TEST"
48 Alternately, to load the testing module at boot time, place the following line
49 in your kernel configuration file:
50 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
56 .Bd -literal -offset indent
62 policy module implements a testing facility for the MAC framework.
65 will try to catch corrupt labels the system is attempting to destroy and
67 Additionally, a set of statistics regarding the number of times various
68 MAC framework entry points have been called is stored in the
73 No labels are defined for
78 .Xr mac_bsdextended 4 ,
85 .Xr mac_seeotheruids 4 ,
90 policy module first appeared in
92 and was developed by the
96 This software was contributed to the
98 Project by Network Associates Labs,
99 the Security Research Division of Network Associates
101 under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035
103 as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.
105 While the MAC Framework design is intended to support the containment of
106 the root user, not all attack channels are currently protected by entry
108 As such, MAC Framework policies should not be relied on, in isolation,
109 to protect against a malicious privileged user.