Re: [PATCH] fuse: Only allow read/writing user xattrs

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Why trust uids or rwx bits.  Might as well do away with those as well, right?

On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Eric W. Biederman
<ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Eric Paris <eparis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> NAK, this makes no sense...     We are working to support SELinux
>> attrs on fuse, why shouldn't we?
>
> Certainly there is a logical disconnect here.
>
> What is the sense in security labels when anyone can arbitrarily choose
> the security label they want and change the security label whenever
> they want?
>
> What is the point in a security label when you can not trust it?
>
> Eric
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