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diff --git a/docs/overview.md b/docs/overview.md deleted file mode 100644 index f0441da..0000000 --- a/docs/overview.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,246 +0,0 @@ -AGL framework, IoT.bzh proposal overview -======================================== - -Foreword --------- - -This document describes what we intend to do. It may happen that our -current implementation and the content of this document differ. - -In case of differences, it is assumed that this document is right -and the implementation is wrong. - - -Introduction ------------- - -During the first works in having the security model of Tizen -integrated in AGL (Automotive Grade Linux) distribution, it became -quickly obvious that the count of components specific to Tizen -to integrate was huge. - -Here is a minimal list of what was needed: - - - platform/appfw/app-installers - - platform/core/security/cert-svc - - platform/core/appfw/ail - - platform/core/appfw/aul-1 - - platform/core/appfw/libslp-db-util - - platform/core/appfw/pkgmgr-info - - platform/core/appfw/slp-pkgmgr - -But this list isn't complete because many dependencies are hidden. -Those hidden dependencies are including some common libraries but also many -tizen specific sub-components (iniparser, bundle, dlog, libtzplatform-config, -db-util, vconf-buxton, ...). - -This is an issue because AGL is not expected to be Tizen. Taking it would -either need to patch it for removing unwanted components or to take all -of them. - -However, a careful study of the core components of the security framework -of Tizen showed that their dependencies to Tizen are light (and since some -of our work, there is no more dependency to tizen). -Those components are **cynara**, **security-manager**, **D-Bus aware of cynara**. - -Luckily, these core security components of Tizen are provided -by [meta-intel-iot-security][meta-intel], a set of yocto layers. -These layers were created by Intel to isolate Tizen specific security -components from the initial port of Tizen to Yocto. -The 3 layers are providing components for: - - * Implementing Smack LSM - * Implementing Integrity Measurement Architecture - * Implementing Tizen Security Framework - -The figure below shows the history of these layers. - -![Security_model_history][Security_model_history] - -We took the decision to use these security layers that provide the -basis of the Tizen security, the security framework. - -For the components of the application framework, built top of -the security framework, instead of pulling the huge set of packages -from Tizen, we decided to refit it by developing a tiny set of -components that would implement the same behaviour but without all -the dependencies and with minor architectural improvements for AGL. - -These components are **afm-system-daemon** and **afm-user-daemon**. -They provides infrastructure for installing, uninstalling, -launching, terminating, pausing and resuming applications in -a multi user secure environment. - -A third component exists in the framework, the binder **afb-daemon**. -The binder provides the easiest way to provide secured API for -any tier. Currently, the use of the binder is not absolutely mandatory. - -This documentation explains the framework created by IoT.bzh -by rewriting the Tizen Application Framework. Be aware of the -previous foreword. - - -Overview --------- - -The figure below shows the major components of the framework -and their interactions going through the following scenario: -APPLICATION installs an other application and then launch it. - -![AppFW-APP_install_sequences][AppFW-APP_install_sequences] - -Let follow the sequence of calls: - -1. APPLICATION calls its **binder** to install the OTHER application. - -2. The binding **afm-main-binding** of the **binder** calls, through - **D-Bus** system, the system daemon to install the OTHER application. - -3. The system **D-Bus** checks wether APPLICATION has the permission - or not to install applications by calling **CYNARA**. - -4. The system **D-Bus** transmits the request to **afm-system-daemon**. - - **afm-system-daemon** checks the application to install, its - signatures and rights and install it. - -5. **afm-system-daemon** calls **SECURITY-MANAGER** for fulfilling - security context of the installed application. - -6. **SECURITY-MANAGER** calls **CYNARA** to install initial permissions - for the application. - -7. APPLICATION call its binder to start the nearly installed OTHER application. - -8. The binding **afm-main-binding** of the **binder** calls, through - **D-Bus** session, the user daemon to launch the OTHER application. - -9. The session **D-Bus** checks wether APPLICATION has the permission - or not to start an application by calling **CYNARA**. - -10. The session **D-Bus** transmits the request to **afm-user-daemon**. - -11. **afm-user-daemon** checks wether APPLICATION has the permission - or not to start the OTHER application **CYNARA**. - -12. **afm-user-daemon** uses **SECURITY-MANAGER** features to set - the security context for the OTHER application. - -13. **afm-user-daemon** launches the OTHER application. - -This scenario does not cover all the features of the frameworks. -Shortly because details will be revealed in the next chapters, -the components are: - -* ***SECURITY-MANAGER***: in charge of setting Smack contexts and rules, - of setting groups, and, of creating initial content of *CYNARA* rules - for applications. - -* ***CYNARA***: in charge of handling API access permissions by users and by - applications. - -* ***D-Bus***: in charge of checking security of messaging. The usual D-Bus - security rules are enhanced by *CYNARA* checking rules. - -* ***afm-system-daemon***: in charge of installing and uninstalling applications. - -* ***afm-user-daemon***: in charge of listing applications, querying application details, - starting, terminating, pausing, resuming applications and their instances - for a given user context. - -* ***afb-binder***: in charge of serving resources and features through an - HTTP interface. - -* ***afm-main-binding***: This binding allows applications to use the API - of the AGL framework. - - -Links between the "Security framework" and the "Application framework" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - -The security framework refers to the security model used to ensure -security and to the tools that are provided for implementing that model. - -The security model refers to how DAC (Discretionary Access Control), -MAC (Mandatory Access Control) and Capabilities are used by the system -to ensure security and privacy. It also includes features of reporting -using audit features and by managing logs and alerts. - -The application framework manages the applications: -installing, uninstalling, starting, pausing, listing ... - -The application framework uses the security model/framework -to ensure the security and the privacy of the applications that -it manages. - -The application framework must be compliant with the underlying -security model/framework. But it should hide it to the applications. - - -The security framework ----------------------- - -The implemented security model is the security model of Tizen 3. -This model is described [here][tizen-secu-3]. - -The security framework then comes from Tizen 3 but through -the [meta-intel]. -It includes: **Security-Manager**, **Cynara** -and **D-Bus** compliant to Cynara. - -Two patches are applied to the security-manager. The goal of these patches -is to remove specific dependencies with Tizen packages that are not needed -by AGL. -None of these patches adds or removes any behaviour. - -**In theory, the security framework/model is an implementation details -that should not impact the layers above the application framework**. - -The security framework of Tizen provides "nice lad" a valuable component to -scan log files and analyse auditing. This component is still in development. - - -The application framework -------------------------- - -The application framework on top of the security framework -provides the components to install and uninstall applications -and to run it in a secured environment. - -The goal is to manage applications and to hide the details of -the security framework to the applications. - -For the reasons explained in introduction, we did not used the -application framework of Tizen as is but used an adaptation of it. - -The basis is kept identical: the applications are distributed -in a digitally signed container that must match the specifications -of widgets (web applications). This is described by the technical -recommendations [widgets] and [widgets-digsig] of the W3 consortium. - -This model allows the distribution of HTML, QML and binary applications. - -The management of signatures of the widget packages. -This basis is not meant as being rigid and it can be extended in the -future to include for example incremental delivery. - - - - -[meta-intel]: https://github.com/01org/meta-intel-iot-security "A collection of layers providing security technologies" -[widgets]: http://www.w3.org/TR/widgets "Packaged Web Apps" -[widgets-digsig]: http://www.w3.org/TR/widgets-digsig "XML Digital Signatures for Widgets" -[libxml2]: http://xmlsoft.org/html/index.html "libxml2" -[openssl]: https://www.openssl.org "OpenSSL" -[xmlsec]: https://www.aleksey.com/xmlsec "XMLSec" -[json-c]: https://github.com/json-c/json-c "JSON-c" -[d-bus]: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus "D-Bus" -[libzip]: http://www.nih.at/libzip "libzip" -[cmake]: https://cmake.org "CMake" -[security-manager]: https://wiki.tizen.org/wiki/Security/Tizen_3.X_Security_Manager "Security-Manager" -[app-manifest]: http://www.w3.org/TR/appmanifest "Web App Manifest" -[tizen-security]: https://wiki.tizen.org/wiki/Security "Tizen security home page" -[tizen-secu-3]: https://wiki.tizen.org/wiki/Security/Tizen_3.X_Overview "Tizen 3 security overview" - -[AppFW-APP_install_sequences]: pictures/AppFW-APP_install_sequences.svg -[Security_model_history]: pictures/Security_model_history.svg |