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| - | ====== Acronyms ====== | ||
| - | //There are many, many different acronyms in projects such as RSBAC. This page lists most important ones, directly or not directely releated to RSBAC// | ||
| - | //Note that you often have acronyms underlined in the website. By moving your mouse cursor over them, you can get a direct description.// | ||
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| - | == General == | ||
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| - | ^Acronym ^Meaning ^Description ^ | ||
| - | |RSBAC|Rule Set Based Access Control|Free open source access control solution :)| | ||
| - | |REG|Registration|Allows easy registration of new modules/plug-ins for RSBAC.| | ||
| - | |AEF|Access Enforcement Facility|RSBAC's part of the framework enforcing the access control decision. (allow, deny, etc.)| | ||
| - | |ADF|Access Decision Facility|RSBAC's part of the framework deciding which ACI to return.| | ||
| - | |SO|Security Officer|Sometimes ''secoff'', the user usually taking care of the security attributes.| | ||
| - | |DAC|Discretionary Access Control|Usually default Linux's access control, leave the access right control at the discretion of the user.| | ||
| - | |ACI|Access Control Information|Defines the access rights.| | ||
| - | |ACE|Access Control Entry|Attribute storing the ACI.| | ||
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| - | == Modules == | ||
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| - | ^Acronym ^Meaning ^Description ^ | ||
| - | |AUTH|Authenticated User|Controls user authentification, user id changes.| | ||
| - | |UM|User Management|In kernel user management. Replaces traditional shadow-based passwords.| | ||
| - | |RC|Role Compatibility|Put subjects into roles, with access to only certain types. Very powerfull.| | ||
| - | |ACL|Access Control List|Lists of simple access control information rights, per subject.| | ||
| - | |MAC|Mandatory Access Control|Enforces access contol per immutable security level.| | ||
| - | |PAX|Protection Against eXecution, or PAge Exec|Various memory protections, NX emulation, address space randomisation.| | ||
| - | |DAZ|Dazuko|Antivirus interface for RSBAC, using Dazuko.| | ||
| - | |CAP|Capacities|Control Linux's Capacities (net raw, dac override, etc.).| | ||
| - | |JAIL|Jail:)|Confines subjects into an hermetic jail, like an improved chroot.| | ||
| - | |RES|Resources|Control Linux's Resources (CPU time per user, etc.).| | ||
| - | |FF|File Flags|Simple attribute flags per file/directory.| | ||
| - | |PM|Privacy Module|Takes care of user's privacy, and private data.| | ||
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