sepostgresql/sepostgresql.8

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.TH "sepostgresql" "8" "Jul 15 2007" "kaigai@kaigai.gr.jp" "Security-Enhanced PostgreSQL"
.SH "NAME"
sepostgresql \- Security-Enhances PostgreSQL
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Security-Enhanced PostgreSQL (SE-PostgreSQL) is an enhancement of PostgreSQL, to apply fine grained mandatory access control for database objects based on the security policy of SELinux.
These features enable to apply flexible integrated access control policy between operating system and database management system, during all stages of the life of the information.
.PP
This document describes the way to customize SE-PostgreSQL on the default security policy.
.SH "BOOLEANS"
The SELinux policy is customizable via BOOLEAN variable. This variable has two states, 1 (on) or 0 (off). A part of the policy is enabled or disabled depending on related boolean variables.
\fBsepgsql_enable_unconfined\fP toggles whether \fIunconfined_t\fP and \fIsysadm_t\fP domains are allowed to access database objects without any restruction on type enforcement, or not.
When \fIsepgsql_enable_unconfined\fP is off, those domains are also restricted its operation as other domains begin applied. In the default, it is set to on.
You can set it as follows:
.EX
setsebool -P sepgsql_enable_unconfined ( \fBon\fP | off )
.EE
\fBsepgsql_enable_users_ddl\fP toggles whether non-administrative domain is allowed to use DDL statement like CREATE TABLE and so on.
In the default, it is set to on. You can set it as follows:
.EX
setsebool -P sepgsql_enable_users_ddl ( \fBon\fP | off )
.EE
\fBsepgsql_enable_auditallow\fP toggles output of audit messages in the case when required permission checks are allowed. In the default, it is set to off. You can set it as follows:
.EX
setsebool -P sepgsql_enable_auditallow ( on | \fBoff\fP )
.EE
\fBsepgsql_enable_auditdeny\fP toggles output of audit messages in the case when required permission checks are denied. In the default, it is set to on. You can set it as follows:
.EX
setsebool -P sepgsql_enable_auditdeny ( \fBon\fP | off )
.EE
\fBsepgsql_enable_audittuple\fP toggles output of audit messages for any tuple. Because audit messages for tuples in a large size table can cause flood of messages, we can set \fIsepgsql_enable_audittuple\fP independently from any other object classes.
Audit messages for tuples are generated in the only case when \fIsepgsql_enable_audittuple\fP and either \fIsepgsql_enable_auditallow\fP or \fIsepgsql_enable_auditdeny\fP are enabled.
In the default, it is set to off. You can set it as follows:
.EX
setsebool -P sepgsql_enable_audittuple ( on | \fBoff\fP )
.EE
.SH "TYPES"
\fBsepgsql_db_t\fP is a only type for database itself.
It is attched for newly created databases in the default.
\fBsepgsql_table_t\fP is a type for tables, columns and tuples.
It is attached for newly created the objects in the default.
Non-administrative clients can do any kinds of operations except for relabeling.
\fBsepgsql_secret_table_t\fP is a type for tables, columns and tuples.
Non-administrative clients cannot access the objects with this type.
\fBsepgsql_ro_table_t\fP is a type for read-only tables, columns and tuples.
Non-administrative clients cannot modify the objects with this type.
\fBsepgsql_fixed_table_t\fP is a type for non-manupulatable tables, columns and tuples.
Non-administrative clients cannot update or delete the objects with this type.
\fBsepgsql_proc_t\fP is a type for procedures.
It is attached for newly created procedures by adminictrative domain.
Any client can call these procedures with this type.
\fBsepgsql_userproc_t\fP is a type for procedures.
It is attached for newly created procedures by non-administrative domain.
Administrative domains cannot call the procedure for safety. He have to relabel it into \fIsepgsql_proc_t\fP at first. It is a policy to avoid to execute doubtful code under administrative domain.
\fBsepgsql_trusted_proc_t\fP is a type for trusted procedures.
Calling procedures with this type invokes domain transition.
Then the function works as an administrative domain, so database administrator can provide limited path to access protected object.
\fBsepgsql_blob_t\fP is a type for binary large objects (blob).
It is attached for newly created blob in the default.
Non-administrative clients can read and write the blobs with this type.
\fBsepgsql_ro_blob_t\fP is a type for read-only binary large objects (blob).
Non-administrative clients cannot write the blobs with this type.
.SH "BACKUP and RESTORE"
\fI--enable-selinux\fP option in \fBsepg_dump\fP and \fBsepg_dumpall\fP enable to dump database image with security context. We can restore the dumped image using the standard \fIpg_restore\fP and so on.
.EX
Example)
$ sepg_dump -Ft -b --enable-selinux postgres | gzip -c > postgres.tgz
.EE
.SH AUTHOR
This manual page was written by KaiGai Kohei <kaigai@kaigai.gr.jp>
.SH "SEE ALSO"
selinux(8), boolean(8)