// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 // Copyright (C) 2024 Google LLC. //! Credentials management. //! //! C header: [`include/linux/cred.h`](srctree/include/linux/cred.h). //! //! Reference: use crate::{ bindings, task::Kuid, types::{AlwaysRefCounted, Opaque}, }; /// Wraps the kernel's `struct cred`. /// /// Credentials are used for various security checks in the kernel. /// /// Most fields of credentials are immutable. When things have their credentials changed, that /// happens by replacing the credential instead of changing an existing credential. See the [kernel /// documentation][ref] for more info on this. /// /// # Invariants /// /// Instances of this type are always ref-counted, that is, a call to `get_cred` ensures that the /// allocation remains valid at least until the matching call to `put_cred`. /// /// [ref]: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/security/credentials.html #[repr(transparent)] pub struct Credential(Opaque); // SAFETY: // - `Credential::dec_ref` can be called from any thread. // - It is okay to send ownership of `Credential` across thread boundaries. unsafe impl Send for Credential {} // SAFETY: It's OK to access `Credential` through shared references from other threads because // we're either accessing properties that don't change or that are properly synchronised by C code. unsafe impl Sync for Credential {} impl Credential { /// Creates a reference to a [`Credential`] from a valid pointer. /// /// # Safety /// /// The caller must ensure that `ptr` is valid and remains valid for the lifetime of the /// returned [`Credential`] reference. pub unsafe fn from_ptr<'a>(ptr: *const bindings::cred) -> &'a Credential { // SAFETY: The safety requirements guarantee the validity of the dereference, while the // `Credential` type being transparent makes the cast ok. unsafe { &*ptr.cast() } } /// Get the id for this security context. pub fn get_secid(&self) -> u32 { let mut secid = 0; // SAFETY: The invariants of this type ensures that the pointer is valid. unsafe { bindings::security_cred_getsecid(self.0.get(), &mut secid) }; secid } /// Returns the effective UID of the given credential. pub fn euid(&self) -> Kuid { // SAFETY: By the type invariant, we know that `self.0` is valid. Furthermore, the `euid` // field of a credential is never changed after initialization, so there is no potential // for data races. Kuid::from_raw(unsafe { (*self.0.get()).euid }) } } // SAFETY: The type invariants guarantee that `Credential` is always ref-counted. unsafe impl AlwaysRefCounted for Credential { fn inc_ref(&self) { // SAFETY: The existence of a shared reference means that the refcount is nonzero. unsafe { bindings::get_cred(self.0.get()) }; } unsafe fn dec_ref(obj: core::ptr::NonNull) { // SAFETY: The safety requirements guarantee that the refcount is nonzero. The cast is okay // because `Credential` has the same representation as `struct cred`. unsafe { bindings::put_cred(obj.cast().as_ptr()) }; } }