hashcheck

hashcheck

This is a LSM in which the kernel denies the execution of binaries to non-root users, unless:

• There is a security.hash extended-attribute upon the binary.
• The contents of that label match the SHA1 hash of the binary contents.

There is some back-story in the following blog-post:

• https://blog.steve.fi/linux_security_modules__round_two_.html

This builds upon the learning I made writing the whitelist LSM.