NAME Unix::Pledge - restrict system operations SYNOPSIS use Unix::Pledge; # ... # Program initializtion, open files, drop privileges, fork, etc # ... # Now that we're initialized, limit our process to reading our .profile pledge("stdio rpath", ["/home/$ENV{USER}/.profile"]); # Reading user's .profile works as expected open(my $fd, "<", "/home/$ENV{USER}/.profile"); while(<$fd>) { print $_; } # Trying to open outside whitelisted path fails with file not found open($fd, "<", "/etc/passwd") or warn $!; # Trying to write will cause SIGABRT open($fd, ">", "/home/$ENV{USER}/.profile"); # Abort trap (core dumped) DESCRIPTION The current process is forced into a restricted-service operating mode. A few subsets are available, roughly described as computation, memory management, read-write operations on file descriptors, opening of files, networking. In general, these modes were selected by studying the operation of many programs using libc and other such interfaces, and setting promises or paths. Requires that the kernel supports the pledge(2) syscall, which as of this writing is only available in OpenBSD. NOTE: As of OpenBSD 6.0 the "whitepaths" parameter is disabled as its implementation is incomplete. The pledge function takes two parameters: "promises" and "whitepaths". "Promises" is a space delimited string of modes which the process is promising that it will stick to from here on out. "Whitepaths" is an optional array ref parameter that is useful to further limit the process to operate under specific paths only. Paths that are not under the whitepath will return ENOENT if you attempt to access them. Process violations of the previously "pledged" modes will result in your processing being forcibly terminated via SIGABRT. In this way pledge serves as a capabilities framework like capsicum, systrace, AppArmor, etc. The difference is that pledge aims to be very easy to use for the typical developer to sandbox their process. Note that restrictions are one way only: you can only increase the restrictions on your process, not relax them. ERRORS Unix::Pledge will croak on any errors. EXPORT The "pledge" function is exported by default. SEE ALSO For detailed information on pledge, its parameters and errors, please see the OpenBSD pledge(2) man page . Github repo AUTHOR Richard Farr "" COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE Copyright (C) 2016 by Richard Farr This module is licensed under the same terms as Perl itself.