[release-notes] Adding PrivateDevices and PrivateNetwork to System Daemons

pbokoc pbokoc at fedoraproject.org
Mon Oct 13 17:16:15 UTC 2014


commit 1f85cf3b65ef357eab6e08b3ad21606b85f2eec9
Author: Petr Bokoc <pbokoc at redhat.com>
Date:   Mon Oct 13 18:39:16 2014 +0200

    Adding PrivateDevices and PrivateNetwork to System Daemons

 en-US/System_Daemons.xml |   22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/System_Daemons.xml b/en-US/System_Daemons.xml
index 3808a6d..faf73b7 100644
--- a/en-US/System_Daemons.xml
+++ b/en-US/System_Daemons.xml
@@ -64,5 +64,27 @@
     </para>
   </section>
   
+  <section id="sect-systemd-privatedevices-privatenetwork">
+    <title>Systemd PrivateDevices and PrivateNetwork</title>
+    <para>
+      Two new security-related options are now being used by <systemitem>systemd</systemitem> for long-running services which do not require access to physical devices or the network: 
+    </para>
+    <itemizedlist>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+           The <option>PrivateDevices</option> setting, when set to "yes", provides a private, minimimal <filename class="directory">/dev</filename> that does not include physical devices. This allows long-running services to have limited access, increasing security.
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+           The <option>PrivateNetwork</option> setting, when set to "yes", provides a private network with only a loopback interface. This allows long-running services that do not require network access to be cut off from the network.
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
+    </itemizedlist>
+    <para>
+      For details about this change, see the <ulink url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/PrivateDevicesAndPrivateNetwork">PrivateDevices and PrivateNetwork Wiki page</ulink>.
+    </para>
+  </section>
+  
 </section>
 


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