[Openstack] Nova root wrapper understanding

Kun Huang Academicgareth at gmail.com
Fri Jan 11 08:16:10 UTC 2013


Hi, all:

In this wiki, http://wiki.openstack.org/Nova/Rootwrap, the part of
"security model" results in "This chain ensures that the nova user itself
is not in control of the configuration or modules used by the nova-rootwrap
executable". I understand that chain but I`m confused with this conclusion.


That chain means that a nova-rootwrap executable runs safely under
root-control. In another word, the program nova-rootwrap runs is protected
by root, and it cannot be influenced by other users. But that conclusion
implies that the insecurity model is *nova* user is in control by someone.
This is what I'm confused with.
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