dbus/bus/system.conf.in
Colin Walters dc77c21374 Clean up and clarify default system policy
The former was too reliant on old bugs and was generally unclear.
This one makes explicit exactly what is allowed and not.
2008-12-18 15:34:24 -05:00

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<!-- This configuration file controls the systemwide message bus.
Add a system-local.conf and edit that rather than changing this
file directly. -->
<!-- Note that there are any number of ways you can hose yourself
security-wise by screwing up this file; in particular, you
probably don't want to listen on any more addresses, add any more
auth mechanisms, run as a different user, etc. -->
<!DOCTYPE busconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD D-Bus Bus Configuration 1.0//EN"
"http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/busconfig.dtd">
<busconfig>
<!-- Our well-known bus type, do not change this -->
<type>system</type>
<!-- Run as special user -->
<user>@DBUS_USER@</user>
<!-- Fork into daemon mode -->
<fork/>
<!-- We use system service launching using a helper -->
<standard_system_servicedirs/>
<!-- This is a setuid helper that is used to launch system services -->
<servicehelper>@DBUS_LIBEXECDIR@/dbus-daemon-launch-helper</servicehelper>
<!-- Write a pid file -->
<pidfile>@DBUS_SYSTEM_PID_FILE@</pidfile>
<!-- Enable logging to syslog -->
<syslog/>
<!-- Only allow socket-credentials-based authentication -->
<auth>EXTERNAL</auth>
<!-- Only listen on a local socket. (abstract=/path/to/socket
means use abstract namespace, don't really create filesystem
file; only Linux supports this. Use path=/whatever on other
systems.) -->
<listen>@DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_DEFAULT_ADDRESS@</listen>
<policy context="default">
<!-- All users can connect to system bus -->
<allow user="*"/>
<!-- Holes must be punched in service configuration files for
name ownership and sending method calls -->
<deny own="*"/>
<deny send_type="method_call"/>
<!-- Signals and reply messages (method returns, errors) are allowed
by default -->
<allow send_type="signal"/>
<allow send_requested_reply="true" send_type="method_return"/>
<allow send_requested_reply="true" send_type="error"/>
<!-- All messages may be received by default -->
<allow receive_type="method_call"/>
<allow receive_type="method_return"/>
<allow receive_type="error"/>
<allow receive_type="signal"/>
<!-- Allow anyone to talk to the message bus -->
<allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.DBus"/>
<!-- But disallow some specific bus services -->
<deny send_destination="org.freedesktop.DBus"
send_interface="org.freedesktop.DBus"
send_member="UpdateActivationEnvironment"/>
</policy>
<!-- Config files are placed here that among other things, punch
holes in the above policy for specific services. -->
<includedir>system.d</includedir>
<!-- This is included last so local configuration can override what's
in this standard file -->
<include ignore_missing="yes">system-local.conf</include>
<include if_selinux_enabled="yes" selinux_root_relative="yes">contexts/dbus_contexts</include>
</busconfig>