sandbox Directory Reference

lib/sandbox: Linux seccomp2-based sandbox.

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Files
file	sandbox.c [code]
	Code to enable sandboxing.
file	sandbox.h [code]
	Header file for sandbox.c.

Detailed Description

lib/sandbox: Linux seccomp2-based sandbox.

This module uses Linux's seccomp2 facility via the libseccomp library, to restrict the set of system calls that Tor is allowed to invoke while it is running.

Because there are many libc versions that invoke different system calls, and because handling strings is quite complex, this module is more complex and less portable than it needs to be.

A better architecture would put the responsibility for invoking tricky system calls (like open()) in another, less restricted process, and give that process responsibility for enforcing our sandbox rules.