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31.Dd July 25, 2015
32.Dt MAC_STUB 4
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm mac_stub
36.Nd "MAC policy stub module"
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38To compile the stub policy
39into your kernel, place the following lines in your kernel
40configuration file:
41.Bd -ragged -offset indent
42.Cd "options MAC"
43.Cd "options MAC_STUB"
44.Ed
45.Pp
46Alternately, to load the stub module at boot time, place the following line
47in your kernel configuration file:
48.Bd -ragged -offset indent
49.Cd "options MAC"
50.Ed
51.Pp
52and in
53.Xr loader.conf 5 :
54.Bd -literal -offset indent
55mac_stub_load="YES"
56.Ed
57.Sh DESCRIPTION
58The
59.Nm
60policy module implements a stub MAC policy that has no effect on
61access control in the system.
62Unlike
63.Xr mac_none 4 ,
64each MAC entry point is defined as a
65.Dq no-op ,
66so the policy module will be entered for each event, but no change
67in system behavior should result.
68.Ss Label Format
69No labels are defined for
70.Nm .
71.Sh SEE ALSO
72.Xr mac 4 ,
73.Xr mac_biba 4 ,
74.Xr mac_bsdextended 4 ,
75.Xr mac_ddb 4 ,
76.Xr mac_ifoff 4 ,
77.Xr mac_lomac 4 ,
78.Xr mac_mls 4 ,
79.Xr mac_none 4 ,
80.Xr mac_partition 4 ,
81.Xr mac_portacl 4 ,
82.Xr mac_seeotheruids 4 ,
83.Xr mac_test 4 ,
84.Xr mac 9
85.Sh HISTORY
86The
87.Nm
88policy module first appeared in
89.Fx 5.1
90and was developed by the
91.Tn TrustedBSD
92Project.
93.Sh AUTHORS
94This software was contributed to the
95.Fx
96Project by Network Associates Labs,
97the Security Research Division of Network Associates
98Inc.
99under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035
100.Pq Dq CBOSS ,
101as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.
102.Sh BUGS
103While the MAC Framework design is intended to support the containment of
104the root user, not all attack channels are currently protected by entry
105point checks.
106As such, MAC Framework policies should not be relied on, in isolation,
107to protect against a malicious privileged user.
108