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setrans.conf - translation configuration file for MCS/MLS SELinux
systems
DESCRIPTION top
The /etc/selinux/{SELINUXTYPE}/setrans.conf configuration file
specifies the way that SELinux MCS/MLS labels are translated into
human readable form by the mcstransd daemon. The default policies
support 16 sensitivity levels (s0 through s15) and 1024 categories
(c0 through c1023). Multiple categories can be separated with commas
(c0,c1,c3,c5) and a range of categories can be shortened using dot
notation (c0.c3,c5).
Keywords
Base once a base is declared, subsequent sensitivity label
definitions will have all modifiers applied to them during
translation. Sensitivity labels defined before the base
declaration are immediately cached and no modifiers will be
applied these are used as direct translations.
Default
defines the category bit range that will be used for inverse
bits.
Domain creates a new domain with the supplied name.
Include
read and process the contents of the specified configuration
file.
Join defines a character used to separate members of a modifier
group when more than one is specified (ex. USA/AUS).
ModifierGroup
a means of grouping category bit definitions by how they
modify the sensitivity label.
Prefix word(s) that may proceed member(s) of a modifier group (ex.
REL USA).
Suffix word(s) that may follow member(s) of a modifier group (ex. USA
EYES ONLY).
Whitespace
defines the set of acceptable white space characters that may
be used in label being translated.
Sensitivity Level Definition Examples
s0=SystemLow
defines a translation of s0 (the lowest sensitivity level)
with no categories to SystemLow.
s15:c0.c1023=SystemHigh
defines a translation of s15:c0.c1023 to SystemHigh. c0.c1023
is shorthand for all categories. A colon separates the
sensitivity level and categories.
s0-s15:c0.c1023=SystemLow-SystemHigh
defines a range translation of of s0-s15:c0.c1023 to
SystemLow-SystemHigh. The two range components are separated
by a dash.
s0:c0=PatientRecord
defines a translation of sensitivity s0 with category c0 to
PatientRecord.
s0:c1=Accounting
defines a translation of sensitivity s0 with category c1 to
Accounting.
s2:c1,c2,c3=Confidential3Categories
s2:c1.c3=Confidential3Categories
both define a translation of sensitivity s2 with categories
c1, c2 and c3 to Confidential3Categories.
s5=TopSecret
defines a translation of sensitivity s5 with no categories to
TopSecret.
Constraint Examples
c0!c1 if category bits 0 and 1 are both set, the constraint will
fail and the original context will be returned.
c5.c9>c1
if category bits 5 through 9 are set, bit 1 must also be set
or the constraint will fail and the original context will be
returned.
s1!c5,c9
if category bits 5 and 9 are set and the sensitivity level is
s1, the constraint will fail and the original context will be
returned.
AUTHOR top
Written by Joe Nall <joe@nall.com>.
Updated by Ted X. Toth <txtoth@gmail.com>.
SEE ALSO top
selinux(8), mcs(8), mls(8), chcon(1)
/etc/selinux/{SELINUXTYPE}/setrans.conf
/usr/share/mcstrans/examples
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