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getkeycreatecon(3) SELinux API documentation getkeycreatecon(3)

NAME top

   getkeycreatecon, setkeycreatecon - get or set the SELinux security
   context used for creating a new kernel keyrings

SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <selinux/selinux.h>**

   **int getkeycreatecon(char** _con_**);**

   **int getkeycreatecon_raw(char** _con_**);**

   **int setkeycreatecon(const char ***_context_**);**

   **int setkeycreatecon_raw(const char ***_context_**);**

DESCRIPTION top

   **getkeycreatecon**() retrieves the context used for creating a new
   kernel keyring.  This returned context should be freed with
   [freecon(3)](../man3/freecon.3.html) if non-NULL.  **getkeycreatecon**() sets *con to NULL if no
   keycreate context has been explicitly set by the program (i.e.
   using the default policy behavior).

   **setkeycreatecon**() sets the context used for creating a new kernel
   keyring.  NULL can be passed to **setkeycreatecon**() to reset to the
   default policy behavior.  The keycreate context is automatically
   reset after the next [execve(2)](../man2/execve.2.html), so a program doesn't need to
   explicitly sanitize it upon startup.

   **setkeycreatecon**() can be applied prior to library functions that
   internally perform an file creation, in order to set an file
   context on the objects.

   **getkeycreatecon_raw**() and **setkeycreatecon_raw**() behave identically
   to their non-raw counterparts but do not perform context
   translation.

   **Note:** Signal handlers that perform a **setkeycreatecon**() must take
   care to save, reset, and restore the keycreate context to avoid
   unexpected behavior.

   **Note:** Contexts are thread specific.

RETURN VALUE top

   On error -1 is returned.  On success 0 is returned.

SEE ALSO top

   [selinux(8)](../man8/selinux.8.html), [freecon(3)](../man3/freecon.3.html), [getcon(3)](../man3/getcon.3.html), [getexeccon(3)](../man3/getexeccon.3.html)

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dwalsh@redhat.com 9 September 2008 getkeycreatecon(3)