AppArmor set to be merged for 2.6.36

It has been more than four years since LWN first reported on the AppArmor security module and the opposition to its addition to the mainline. Over that time, there has been much discussion of pathname-based security, the value of having multiple security modules, and more; meanwhile, AppArmor has mostly faded from view. Canonical developer John Johansen has picked up this module, though, and has been working toward its inclusion. The latest "what's coming" post from security maintainer James Morris (click below) now shows that AppArmor has been queued for the next merge window (the "Yama" security module from Canonical is also queued). Unless some last-minute opposition turns up, this should be the end of a long-running story.

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