Changed semantics of --no-perm-on-create flag

Added memory errors warning
Fixed yet another SQL injection bug.
2025-05-22 09:02:11 +02:00 · 2025-05-22 09:01:50 +02:00 · 2025-05-21 19:04:52 +02:00 · 2025-05-21 18:56:35 +02:00 · 2025-05-21 18:54:35 +02:00 · 2025-05-21 18:31:05 +02:00
29 changed files with 11801 additions and 230 deletions
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,13 @@ build/*
 .clang-tidy
 .cache
 test/protected/*
+test/perf*
+test/callgraph*
+test/openers
+test/opener/opener
+test/opener/opener.o
+test/.*
+*compile_commands.json
+src/gui/ui/*
+src/gui/*.o
+src/gui/icfs_dialogue
--- a/61
+++ b/61
@@ -2,9 +2,17 @@ SHELL=/bin/bash

 # configurable options

-SOURCES_DIR := ./src
-TESTS_DIR := ./tests
-BUILD_DIR := ./build
+ifndef ($(SOURCES_DIR))
+	SOURCES_DIR := ./src
+endif
+
+ifndef ($(TESTS_DIR))
+	TESTS_DIR := ./tests
+endif
+
+ifndef ($(BUILD_DIR))
+	BUILD_DIR := ./build
+endif

 CC := gcc
 CXX := g++
@@ -12,7 +20,7 @@ CXX := g++

 # dependencies

-PACKAGE_NAMES := fuse3
+PACKAGE_NAMES := fuse3 sqlite3

 ifeq ($(TEST), 1)
 	#	PACKAGE_NAMES += check # TODO: use check?
@@ -28,7 +36,7 @@ CFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags $(PACKAGE_NAMES))
 LDFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --libs $(PACKAGE_NAMES))

 ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
-	CFLAGS += -O0 -pedantic -g -Wall -Wextra -Wcast-align \
+	CFLAGS += -Og -pedantic -g -Wall -Wextra -Wcast-align \
 						-Wcast-qual -Wdisabled-optimization -Wformat=2 \
 						-Winit-self -Wlogical-op -Wmissing-declarations \
 						-Wmissing-include-dirs -Wredundant-decls -Wshadow \
@@ -43,25 +51,30 @@ endif

 # set up targets 

-TARGETS := icfs
+TARGETS := $(BUILD_DIR)/icfs

 ifeq ($(TEST), 1)
 	TARGETS += icfs_test
 endif

+ifneq ($(DIALOGUE), 0)
+	TARGETS += $(BUILD_DIR)/icfs_dialogue
+endif

 # build!

 default: $(TARGETS)

-.PHONY: clean
+.PHONY: clean icfs_test clean-icfs clean-icfs_dialogue

-icfs: $(BUILD_DIR)/main.o $(BUILD_DIR)/fuse_operations.o $(BUILD_DIR)/sourcefs.o $(BUILD_DIR)/ui-socket.o
+$(BUILD_DIR)/icfs_dialogue:
+	make -C $(SOURCES_DIR)/gui TEST=$(TEST) DEBUG=$(shell realpath $(DEBUG)) SOURCES_DIR=$(shell realpath $(SOURCES_DIR)/gui) BUILD_DIR=$(shell realpath $(BUILD_DIR)) TESTS_DIR=$(shell realpath $(TESTS_DIR))
+
+$(BUILD_DIR)/icfs: $(BUILD_DIR)/main.o $(BUILD_DIR)/fuse_operations.o $(BUILD_DIR)/sourcefs.o $(BUILD_DIR)/ui-socket.o $(BUILD_DIR)/temp_permissions_table.o $(BUILD_DIR)/perm_permissions_table.o $(BUILD_DIR)/proc_operations.o
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ $(LDFLAGS) -o $(BUILD_DIR)/icfs

-icfs_test: $(BUILD_DIR)/main.o $(BUILD_DIR)/fuse_operations.o $(BUILD_DIR)/sourcefs.o $(BUILD_DIR)/ui-socket.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ $(LDFLAGS) -o $(BUILD_DIR)/icfs_test
-	# $(BUILD_DIR)/icfs_test # TODO: implement testing
+icfs_test: $(BUILD_DIR)/icfs
+	cd ./test && ./test.bash

 $(BUILD_DIR)/test_access_control.o: $(TESTS_DIR)/test_access_control.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
@@ -72,11 +85,31 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/main.o: $(SOURCES_DIR)/main.c
 $(BUILD_DIR)/fuse_operations.o: $(SOURCES_DIR)/fuse_operations.c $(SOURCES_DIR)/fuse_operations.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< $(LDFLAGS) -o $@

-$(BUILD_DIR)/sourcefs.o: $(SOURCES_DIR)/sourcefs.c $(SOURCES_DIR)/sourcefs.h
+$(BUILD_DIR)/sourcefs.o: $(SOURCES_DIR)/sourcefs.c $(SOURCES_DIR)/sourcefs.h $(SOURCES_DIR)/real_filename.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< $(LDFLAGS) -o $@

 $(BUILD_DIR)/ui-socket.o: $(SOURCES_DIR)/ui-socket.c $(SOURCES_DIR)/ui-socket.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< $(LDFLAGS) -o $@

-clean:
-	rm $(BUILD_DIR)/*.o $(BUILD_DIR)/icfs*
+$(BUILD_DIR)/temp_permissions_table.o: $(SOURCES_DIR)/temp_permissions_table.c $(SOURCES_DIR)/temp_permissions_table.h
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+
+$(BUILD_DIR)/perm_permissions_table.o: $(SOURCES_DIR)/perm_permissions_table.c $(SOURCES_DIR)/perm_permissions_table.h
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+
+$(BUILD_DIR)/proc_operations.o: $(SOURCES_DIR)/proc_operations.c $(SOURCES_DIR)/proc_operations.h
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+
+CLEAN_TARGETS=clean-icfs
+
+ifneq ($(DIALOGUE), 0)
+	CLEAN_TARGETS += clean-icfs_dialogue
+endif
+
+clean: $(CLEAN_TARGETS)
+
+clean-icfs:
+	rm $(BUILD_DIR)/*.o $(BUILD_DIR)/icfs
+
+clean-icfs_dialogue:
+		make -C $(SOURCES_DIR)/gui clean SOURCES_DIR=$(shell realpath $(SOURCES_DIR)/gui) BUILD_DIR=$(shell realpath $(BUILD_DIR)) TESTS_DIR=$(shell realpath $(TESTS_DIR))
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,20 +15,36 @@ Traditional access control mechanisms in operating systems allow the same level
 - Install dependencies
  - libfuse3
    - Debian: `sudo apt install fuse3 libfuse3-dev`
-  - zenity
-    - Debian: `sudo apt install zenity`
  - Build tools
    - Debian: `sudo apt install gcc make pkg-config`
 - Build using `make`:
  - In the project directory: `make`
-  - Use `make DEBUG=1` for testing.
+  - Add `DEBUG=1` to show more compiler warnings.
+  - Add `TEST=1` to also test the program.
+  - Add `DIALOGUE=0` to not compile the dialogue program.
 - Resulting binaries should appear in the `build` directory.

+## Installation
+
+Currently, there is no installer implemented.
+
 ## Usage

-`icfs <FUSE arguments> [target directory]`
+```
+icfs <FUSE arguments> [target directory] [path to permanent permission database]
+```

-The filesystem will be mounted over the target directory, and ask user permission every time a file in that directory is opened.
+The filesystem will be mounted over the target directory, and ask user permission every time a file in that directory is opened. We highly recommend adding `-o default_permissions` to increase performance and add an additional security layer.
+
+### Development build
+
+Execute this command in the root directory of this project:
+
+```
+env PATH="$(realpath ./build):$PATH" build/icfs <FUSE arguments> [target directory] [path to permanent permission database]
+```
+
+The `env PATH="$(realpath ./build):$PATH"` adds the access dialogue program to PATH, allowing ICFS to call it seamlessly.

 ## Docs

--- a/src/access_t.h
+++ b/src/access_t.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+  ICFS: Interactively Controlled File System
+  Copyright (C) 2024-2025  Fedir Kovalov
+
+  This program can be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv2.
+  See the file LICENSE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef ACCESS_T_H
+#define ACCESS_T_H
+
+typedef enum { DENY, ALLOW, ALLOW_TEMP, DENY_TEMP, NDEF } access_t;
+
+#endif // !ACCESS_T_H
--- a/src/cc.h
+++ b/src/cc.h
--- a/src/fuse_operations.c
+++ b/src/fuse_operations.c
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
  See the file LICENSE.
 */

+#include "process_info.h"
+#include "real_filename.h"
+#include "set_mode_t.h"
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
 #define FUSE_USE_VERSION 31

 #define _GNU_SOURCE
@@ -36,30 +41,14 @@
 #include <sys/file.h> /* flock(2) */

 #include "fuse_operations.h"
+#include "proc_operations.h"
 #include "sourcefs.h"
+#include "temp_permissions_table.h"
 #include "ui-socket.h"

-// TODO: move this to other file
-const char *get_process_name_by_pid(const int pid) {
-  char *name = (char *)calloc(1024, sizeof(char));
-  if (name) {
-    sprintf(name, "/proc/%d/cmdline", pid);
-    FILE *f = fopen(name, "r");
-    if (f) {
-      size_t size;
-      size = fread(name, sizeof(char), 1024, f);
-      if (size > 0) {
-        if ('\n' == name[size - 1])
-          name[size - 1] = '\0';
-      }
-      fclose(f);
-    }
-  }
-  return name;
-}
+int auto_create_perm = GRANT_TEMP;

-// TODO: move this somewhere else
-const char *real_filename(const char *filename) { return filename; }
+void set_auto_create_perm(int val) { auto_create_perm = val; }

 static void *xmp_init(struct fuse_conn_info *conn, struct fuse_config *cfg) {
  (void)conn;
@@ -70,8 +59,10 @@ static void *xmp_init(struct fuse_conn_info *conn, struct fuse_config *cfg) {
     To make parallel_direct_writes valid, need either set cfg->direct_io
     in current function (recommended in high level API) or set fi->direct_io
     in xmp_create() or xmp_open(). */
-  // cfg->direct_io = 1;
-  // cfg->parallel_direct_writes = 1;
+  cfg->direct_io = 1;
+#if FUSE_VERSION > FUSE_MAKE_VERSION(3, 14)
+  cfg->parallel_direct_writes = 1;
+#endif

  /* Pick up changes from lower filesystem right away. This is
     also necessary for better hardlink support. When the kernel
@@ -83,22 +74,25 @@ static void *xmp_init(struct fuse_conn_info *conn, struct fuse_config *cfg) {
  cfg->entry_timeout = 0;
  cfg->attr_timeout = 0;
  cfg->negative_timeout = 0;
+  fprintf(stderr, "%d\n", getpid());
+  assert(get_mountpoint() != NULL);
+  init_garbage_collector();

  return NULL;
 }

 static int xmp_getattr(const char *path, struct stat *stbuf,
-                       struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
+                       struct fuse_file_info *file_info) {
  int res;

  (void)path;

-  if (fi)
-    res = fstat(fi->fh, stbuf);
+  if (file_info)
+    res = fstat(file_info->fh, stbuf);
  else
    res = source_stat(path, stbuf);
  if (res == -1) {
-    perror("Stat failed");
+    perror("[ICFS] Stat failed");
    return -errno;
  }

@@ -106,17 +100,39 @@ static int xmp_getattr(const char *path, struct stat *stbuf,
 }

 static int xmp_access(const char *path, int mask) {
-  int res;
+  int res = -1;

-  res = access(path, mask);
-  if (res == -1)
+  // if mask is F_OK, then we don't need to check the permissions
+  // (is that possible?)
+
+  if (mask != F_OK) {
+    struct process_info proc_info;
+    struct fuse_context *context = fuse_get_context();
+
+    proc_info.PID = context->pid;
+    proc_info.name = get_process_name_by_pid(proc_info.PID);
+
+    // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
+
+    if (!interactive_access(path, proc_info, 0)) {
+      free((void *)proc_info.name);
+      return -EACCES;
+    }
+
+    free((void *)proc_info.name);
+  }
+
+  res = source_access(path, mask);
+
+  if (res == -1) {
    return -errno;
+  }

  return 0;
 }

 static int xmp_readlink(const char *path, char *buf, size_t size) {
-  int res;
+  int res = -1;

  res = readlink(path, buf, size - 1);
  if (res == -1)
@@ -140,7 +156,7 @@ static int xmp_opendir(const char *path, struct fuse_file_info *fi) {

  d->dp = source_opendir(path);
  if (d->dp == NULL) {
-    perror("Opendir failed");
+    perror("[ICFS] Opendir failed");
    res = -errno;
    free(d);
    return res;
@@ -243,28 +259,27 @@ static int xmp_mknod(const char *path, mode_t mode, dev_t rdev) {
 */

 static int xmp_mkdir(const char *path, mode_t mode) {
-  int res;
+  int res = -1;

  res = source_mkdir(path, mode);
-  if (res == -1)
+  if (res == -1) {
    return -errno;
+  }

  return 0;
 }

 static int xmp_unlink(const char *path) {
-  int res;
+  int res = -1;
  struct process_info pi;
  struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();

  // ask the user for the permission for deleting the file
-  pi.PID = fc->pid;
-  pi.UID = fc->uid;
-  pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
+  pi = get_process_info(fc->pid);

  // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));

-  if (interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi)) {
+  if (!interactive_access(path, pi, 0)) {
    free(pi.name);
    return -EACCES;
  }
@@ -304,6 +319,27 @@ static int xmp_rename(const char *from, const char *to, unsigned int flags) {
  if (flags)
    return -EINVAL;

+  struct process_info pi;
+  struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();
+
+  pi = get_process_info(fc->pid);
+
+  // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
+
+  if (!interactive_access(from, pi, 0)) {
+    free(pi.name);
+    return -EACCES;
+  }
+
+  // the "to" file may exist and the process needs to get persmission to modify
+  // it
+  if (source_access(to, F_OK) == 0 && !interactive_access(to, pi, 0)) {
+    free(pi.name);
+    return -EACCES;
+  }
+
+  free(pi.name);
+
  res = source_rename(from, to);
  if (res == -1)
    return -errno;
@@ -313,6 +349,20 @@ static int xmp_rename(const char *from, const char *to, unsigned int flags) {

 static int xmp_link(const char *from, const char *to) {
  int res;
+  struct process_info pi;
+  struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();
+
+  pi = get_process_info(fc->pid);
+
+  // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
+  if (!interactive_access(from, pi, 0)) {
+    free(pi.name);
+    return -EACCES;
+  }
+
+  // no need to check the access to the "to" file, see link(2)
+
+  free(pi.name);

  res = source_link(from, to);
  if (res == -1)
@@ -323,6 +373,18 @@ static int xmp_link(const char *from, const char *to) {

 static int xmp_chmod(const char *path, mode_t mode, struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
  int res;
+  struct process_info pi;
+  struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();
+
+  pi = get_process_info(fc->pid);
+
+  // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
+  if (!interactive_access(path, pi, 0)) {
+    free(pi.name);
+    return -EACCES;
+  }
+
+  free(pi.name);

  if (fi)
    res = fchmod(fi->fh, mode);
@@ -334,9 +396,25 @@ static int xmp_chmod(const char *path, mode_t mode, struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
  return 0;
 }

+/**
+ * This filesystem is not designed for multiuser operation (e.g. with
+ * allow_other) so there is little point in having chown implemnted
+ */
 static int xmp_chown(const char *path, uid_t uid, gid_t gid,
                     struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
  int res;
+  struct process_info pi;
+  struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();
+
+  pi = get_process_info(fc->pid);
+
+  // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
+  if (!interactive_access(path, pi, 0)) {
+    free(pi.name);
+    return -EACCES;
+  }
+
+  free(pi.name);

  if (fi)
    res = fchown(fi->fh, uid, gid);
@@ -382,19 +460,19 @@ static int xmp_utimens(const char *path, const struct timespec ts[2],

 static int xmp_create(const char *path, mode_t mode,
                      struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
-  int fd;
+  int fd = -1;
  struct process_info pi;
  struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();

-  pi.PID = fc->pid;
-  pi.UID = fc->uid;
-  pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
+  pi = get_process_info(fc->pid);

  // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));

-  if (interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi)) {
-    free(pi.name);
-    return -EACCES;
+  if (auto_create_perm != 0) {
+    if (!interactive_access(path, pi, auto_create_perm)) {
+      free(pi.name);
+      return -EACCES;
+    }
  }

  free(pi.name);
@@ -412,12 +490,10 @@ static int xmp_open(const char *path, struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
  struct process_info pi;
  struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();

-  pi.PID = fc->pid;
-  pi.UID = fc->uid;
-  pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
+  pi = get_process_info(fc->pid);

  // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
-  if (interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi)) {
+  if (!interactive_access(path, pi, 0)) {
    free(pi.name);
    return -EACCES;
  }
@@ -660,7 +736,7 @@ static off_t xmp_lseek(const char *path, off_t off, int whence,
 static const struct fuse_operations xmp_oper = {
    .init = xmp_init,
    .getattr = xmp_getattr,
-    // .access = xmp_access,
+    .access = xmp_access,
    .readlink = xmp_readlink,
    .opendir = xmp_opendir,
    .readdir = xmp_readdir,
@@ -676,7 +752,7 @@ static const struct fuse_operations xmp_oper = {
    .chown = xmp_chown,
    .truncate = xmp_truncate,
 #ifdef HAVE_UTIMENSAT
-// .utimens = xmp_utimens,
+//  .utimens = xmp_utimens,
 #endif
    .create = xmp_create,
    .open = xmp_open,
--- a/src/fuse_operations.h
+++ b/src/fuse_operations.h
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
 #include <fuse3/fuse.h>

 const struct fuse_operations *get_fuse_operations();
+void set_auto_create_perm(int val);

 #endif
--- a/src/gui/Makefile
+++ b/src/gui/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+SHELL=/bin/bash
+
+# configurable options
+
+ifndef ($(SOURCES_DIR))
+	SOURCES_DIR := .
+endif
+
+ifndef ($(TESTS_DIR))
+	TESTS_DIR := .
+endif
+
+ifndef ($(BUILD_DIR))
+	BUILD_DIR := .
+endif
+
+CC := gcc
+CXX := g++
+
+
+# dependencies
+
+PACKAGE_NAMES := gtk4 libadwaita-1
+
+ifeq ($(TEST), 1)
+	#	PACKAGE_NAMES += check # TODO: use check?
+endif
+
+
+# set up cflags and libs
+
+CFLAGS := -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
+LDFLAGS :=
+
+CFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags $(PACKAGE_NAMES))
+LDFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --libs $(PACKAGE_NAMES))
+
+ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
+	CFLAGS += -O0 -pedantic -g -Wall -Wextra -Wcast-align \
+						-Wcast-qual -Wdisabled-optimization -Wformat=2 \
+						-Winit-self -Wlogical-op -Wmissing-declarations \
+						-Wmissing-include-dirs -Wredundant-decls -Wshadow \
+						-Wsign-conversion -Wstrict-overflow=5 \
+						-Wswitch-default -Wundef -Wno-unused
+	LDFLAGS += 
+else
+	CFLAGS += -O3
+	LDFLAGS +=
+endif
+
+
+# set up targets 
+
+TARGETS := $(BUILD_DIR)/icfs_dialogue
+
+ifeq ($(TEST), 1)
+	TARGETS += icfs_dialogue_test
+endif
+
+
+# build!
+
+default: $(TARGETS)
+
+.PHONY: clean icfs_dialogue_test
+
+icfs_dialogue_test: $(BUILD_DIR)/icfs_dialogue
+	$(BUILD_DIR)/icfs_dialogue 666 cat /home/fedir /Downloads
+
+$(BUILD_DIR)/icfs_dialogue: $(BUILD_DIR)/icfs_dialogue.o
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ $(LDFLAGS) -o $(BUILD_DIR)/icfs_dialogue
+
+$(BUILD_DIR)/icfs_dialogue.o: $(SOURCES_DIR)/icfs_dialogue.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< $(LDFLAGS) -o $(BUILD_DIR)/icfs_dialogue.o
+
+clean:
+	rm $(BUILD_DIR)/*.o $(BUILD_DIR)/icfs_dialogue
--- a/src/gui/icfs_dialogue.c
+++ b/src/gui/icfs_dialogue.c
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+#include "gio/gio.h"
+#include "glib-object.h"
+#include "glib.h"
+#include <adwaita.h>
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#define YES 0
+#define NO 1
+#define PERM 2
+
+int exit_code = 0;
+gboolean is_permanent = false;
+GtkEntryBuffer *entry_buffer = NULL;
+GtkWidget *checkbox = NULL;
+
+static void positive_response(GtkWindow *window) {
+  fprintf(stdout, "%s", gtk_entry_buffer_get_text(entry_buffer));
+  exit_code = (gtk_check_button_get_active(GTK_CHECK_BUTTON(checkbox)))
+                  ? YES | PERM
+                  : YES;
+  gtk_window_close(window);
+}
+
+static void negative_response(GtkWindow *window) {
+  fprintf(stdout, "%s", gtk_entry_buffer_get_text(entry_buffer));
+  exit_code = (gtk_check_button_get_active(GTK_CHECK_BUTTON(checkbox)))
+                  ? NO | PERM
+                  : NO;
+  gtk_window_close(window);
+}
+
+static void on_check_button_toggled(GtkToggleButton *button,
+                                    gpointer user_data) {
+  gboolean active = gtk_toggle_button_get_active(button);
+}
+
+static void on_activate(GtkApplication *app, gpointer user_data) {
+  // Create the main window
+  AdwWindow *window = ADW_WINDOW(adw_window_new());
+  gtk_window_set_application(GTK_WINDOW(window), app);
+  gtk_window_set_title(GTK_WINDOW(window), "icfs");
+  // gtk_window_set_default_size(GTK_WINDOW(window), 300, 150);
+
+  AdwStatusPage *content = ADW_STATUS_PAGE(adw_status_page_new());
+  adw_status_page_set_title(content, "Allow access?");
+
+  char *description = NULL;
+  asprintf(
+      &description,
+      "Allow process <tt>%s</tt> with PID <tt>%s</tt> to access <tt>%s</tt>",
+      g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(app), "accessing_name"),
+      g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(app), "accessing_pid"),
+      g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(app), "access_dir"));
+  adw_status_page_set_description(content, description);
+  free(description);
+
+  entry_buffer = gtk_entry_buffer_new(
+      g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(app), "access_dir"),
+      strlen(g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(app), "access_dir")));
+
+  GtkWidget *entry = gtk_entry_new();
+  gtk_entry_set_buffer(GTK_ENTRY(entry), entry_buffer);
+  gtk_entry_set_placeholder_text(GTK_ENTRY(entry), "Enter filename");
+  gtk_widget_set_hexpand(entry, TRUE);
+
+  // Create a prefix label and box
+  GtkWidget *entry_box = gtk_box_new(GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0);
+  GtkWidget *prefix_label =
+      gtk_label_new(g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(app), "root_folder"));
+  gtk_box_append(GTK_BOX(entry_box), prefix_label);
+  gtk_box_append(GTK_BOX(entry_box), entry);
+
+  checkbox = gtk_check_button_new_with_label("Permanent");
+  gtk_check_button_set_active(GTK_CHECK_BUTTON(checkbox), false);
+  // gtk_widget_set_halign(checkbox, GTK_ALIGN_CENTER);
+
+  GtkWidget *yes_button = gtk_button_new_with_label("Yes");
+  gtk_widget_set_hexpand(yes_button, TRUE);
+  g_signal_connect_swapped(yes_button, "clicked", G_CALLBACK(positive_response),
+                           window);
+
+  GtkWidget *no_button = gtk_button_new_with_label("No");
+  gtk_widget_set_hexpand(no_button, TRUE);
+  g_signal_connect_swapped(no_button, "clicked", G_CALLBACK(negative_response),
+                           window);
+
+  GtkWidget *button_box = gtk_box_new(GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 6);
+  gtk_box_append(GTK_BOX(button_box), yes_button);
+  gtk_box_append(GTK_BOX(button_box), no_button);
+  gtk_widget_set_halign(button_box, GTK_ALIGN_FILL);
+
+  // Combine everything in a box
+  GtkWidget *box = gtk_box_new(GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL, 12);
+  gtk_box_append(GTK_BOX(box), GTK_WIDGET(content));
+  gtk_box_append(GTK_BOX(box), entry_box);
+  gtk_box_append(GTK_BOX(box), checkbox);
+  gtk_box_append(GTK_BOX(box), button_box);
+  gtk_widget_set_margin_top(GTK_WIDGET(box), 12);
+  gtk_widget_set_margin_bottom(GTK_WIDGET(box), 12);
+  gtk_widget_set_margin_start(GTK_WIDGET(box), 12);
+  gtk_widget_set_margin_end(GTK_WIDGET(box), 12);
+
+  // g_signal_connect(window, "response", G_CALLBACK(gtk_window_close), window);
+
+  // Show the dialog
+  adw_window_set_content(window, box);
+  gtk_window_present(GTK_WINDOW(window));
+}
+
+static int on_command_line(GApplication *app, GApplicationCommandLine *cmdline,
+                           gpointer user_data) {
+  gchar **argv;
+  gint argc;
+
+  argv = g_application_command_line_get_arguments(cmdline, &argc);
+
+  // Handle your arguments here
+  if (argc >= 4) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", argv[1]);
+    g_object_set_data_full(G_OBJECT(app), "accessing_pid", g_strdup(argv[1]),
+                           g_free);
+    g_object_set_data_full(G_OBJECT(app), "accessing_name", g_strdup(argv[2]),
+                           g_free);
+    g_object_set_data_full(G_OBJECT(app), "root_folder", g_strdup(argv[3]),
+                           g_free);
+    g_object_set_data_full(G_OBJECT(app), "access_dir", g_strdup(argv[4]),
+                           g_free);
+  }
+
+  g_strfreev(argv);
+
+  // Activate the application
+  g_application_activate(app);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+
+  if (argc == 2 && strcmp(argv[1], "--version") == 0) {
+    fprintf(stdout, "icfs_dialogue 1.0.0");
+  }
+
+  // disable accessibility features to prevent attacks
+  g_setenv("NO_AT_BRIDGE", "1", TRUE);
+
+  // Create a new application
+  AdwApplication *app = adw_application_new("de.umbrasolis.icfs_dialogue",
+                                            G_APPLICATION_HANDLES_COMMAND_LINE);
+
+  g_signal_connect(app, "command-line", G_CALLBACK(on_command_line), NULL);
+  g_signal_connect(app, "activate", G_CALLBACK(on_activate), NULL);
+
+  // Run the application
+  int status = g_application_run(G_APPLICATION(app), argc, argv);
+  g_object_unref(app);
+
+  return (status == 0) ? exit_code : status;
+}
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@
  See the file LICENSE.
 */

+#include <string.h>
 #define FUSE_USE_VERSION 31

 #define _GNU_SOURCE

 #include <fuse3/fuse.h>
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>

 #include "fuse_operations.h"
 #include "sourcefs.h"
@@ -26,24 +28,66 @@
 const char *mountpoint = NULL;

 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  if (argc < 3) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: icfs <FUSE arguments> [target directory] [path to "
+                    "the permanent permissions database] <ICFS "
+                    "arguments>\n\t--no-perm-on-create - do not give any "
+                    "access permissions on file creation"
+                    "(incompatible with --temp-on-create)\n\t--perm-on-create "
+                    "- automatically give permanent access permission to files "
+                    "a process creates "
+                    "(incompatible with --no-perm-on-create)\n");
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+
+  if ((0 == strcmp(argv[argc - 1], "--no-perm-on-create") &&
+       0 == strcmp(argv[argc - 2], "--temp-on-create")) ||
+      (0 == strcmp(argv[argc - 2], "--no-perm-on-create") &&
+       0 == strcmp(argv[argc - 1], "--temp-on-create"))) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: icfs <FUSE arguments> [target directory] [path to "
+                    "the permanent permissions database] <ICFS "
+                    "arguments>\n\t--no-perm-on-create - do not give any "
+                    "access permissions on file creation"
+                    "(incompatible with --temp-on-create)\n\t--perm-on-create "
+                    "- automatically give permanent access permission to files "
+                    "a process creates "
+                    "(incompatible with --no-perm-on-create)\n");
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+
+  // if umask != 0, the filesystem will create files with more restrictive
+  // permissions than it's caller reqested
  umask(0);

-  mountpoint = realpath(argv[argc - 1], NULL);
+  if (0 == strcmp(argv[argc - 1], "--no-perm-on-create")) {
+    set_auto_create_perm(0);
+    argc--;
+  }
+  if (0 == strcmp(argv[argc - 1], "--perm-on-create")) {
+    set_auto_create_perm(GRANT_PERM);
+    argc--;
+  }

-  int ret = source_init(mountpoint);
+  // ui socket should always be initialized before anything else, since it
+  // handles the setuid bits!
+  int ret = init_ui_socket(argv[argc - 1]);
  if (ret != 0) {
-    perror("source_init");
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Could not initalize ui-socket.\n");
    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
  }

-  ret = init_ui_socket("/home/fedir/.icfs-sock");
+  mountpoint = realpath(argv[argc - 2], NULL);
+
+  ret = source_init(mountpoint);
  if (ret != 0) {
-    perror("init_ui_socket");
+    perror("[ICFS] source_init");
    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
  }

-  ret = fuse_main(argc, argv, get_fuse_operations(), NULL);
+  ret = fuse_main(argc - 1, argv, get_fuse_operations(), NULL);

-  free(mountpoint);
+  free((void *)mountpoint);
+  source_destroy();
+  destroy_ui_socket();
  return ret;
 }
--- a/src/perm_permissions_table.c
+++ b/src/perm_permissions_table.c
@@ -0,0 +1,317 @@
+/*
+  ICFS: Interactively Controlled File System
+  Copyright (C) 2024-2025  Fedir Kovalov
+
+  This program can be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv2.
+  See the file LICENSE.
+*/
+
+#include "perm_permissions_table.h"
+#include "access_t.h"
+#include "proc_operations.h"
+#include "process_info.h"
+#include "set_mode_t.h"
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/fsuid.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+sqlite3 *perm_database = NULL;
+const char *const table_name = "permissions";
+// one row corresponds to a permission to access one file for one executable
+const int column_count = 3;
+const char *const schema[] = {"executable", "filename", "mode"};
+const char *const types[] = {"TEXT", "TEXT", "INTEGER"};
+uid_t ruid, euid, current_uid;
+pthread_mutex_t uid_switch = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+
+void set_db_fsuid() {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&uid_switch);
+  if (current_uid == ruid)
+    return;
+
+  int status = -1;
+
+  status = setfsuid(ruid);
+  if (status < 0) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Couldn't set uid to %d.\n", ruid);
+    exit(status);
+  }
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&uid_switch);
+}
+
+void set_real_fsuid() {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&uid_switch);
+  if (current_uid == ruid)
+    return;
+
+  int status = -1;
+
+  status = setfsuid(ruid);
+  if (status < 0) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Couldn't set uid to %d.\n", euid);
+    exit(status);
+  }
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&uid_switch);
+}
+
+static int check_table_col_schema(void *notused, int argc, char **argv,
+                                  char **colname) {
+  (void)notused;
+  (void)colname;
+  if (argc < 3) {
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "[ICFS] Unexpected amount of arguments given to the callback.\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+  int column_num = atoi(argv[0]);
+  if (column_num >= column_count) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Table contains unexpected amount of columns.\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if (strcmp(schema[column_num], argv[1]) == 0 &&
+      strcmp(types[column_num], argv[2]) == 0) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Column %d does not conform to the schema.\n",
+          column_num);
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static int set_flag(void *flag, int argc, char **argv, char **colname) {
+  (void)colname;
+
+  if (argc < 3) {
+    fprintf(
+        stderr,
+        "[ICFS] Unexpected amount of arguments given to the callback: %d.\n",
+        argc);
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if (atoi(argv[2])) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Third column was: %s\n", argv[2]);
+    *(int *)flag = 1;
+  } else {
+    *(int *)flag = -1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int create_database_schema() {
+  fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Creating table 'permissions'.\n");
+  const char *create_query =
+      "CREATE TABLE permissions(executable TEXT NOT "
+      "NULL, filename TEXT NOT NULL, mode INTEGER NOT NULL);";
+  char *err = NULL;
+  int ret = sqlite3_exec(perm_database, create_query, NULL, NULL, &err);
+
+  if (ret != SQLITE_OK) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] sqlite3 error: %s\n", err);
+    sqlite3_free(err);
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Database created successfully\n");
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Ensures that the database schema is correct.
+ *
+ * @return: 0 if the schema is correct, 1 if the schema could not be corrected.
+ */
+int ensure_database_schema() {
+  // Check for the table.
+  int result = sqlite3_table_column_metadata(
+      perm_database, NULL, table_name, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+  if (result == SQLITE_ERROR) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Table '%s' does not exist.\n", table_name);
+    if (create_database_schema()) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Table could not be created.\n");
+      return 1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+  } else if (result != SQLITE_OK) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Database metadata could not be retrieved.\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  const char *pragma = "PRAGMA table_info(permissions);";
+  char *err = NULL;
+  int ret =
+      sqlite3_exec(perm_database, pragma, check_table_col_schema, NULL, &err);
+
+  if (ret != SQLITE_OK) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] sqlite3 error: %s\n", err);
+    sqlite3_free(err);
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Schema is correct.\n");
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initializes the permanent permissions table.
+ *
+ * @param db_filename: The filename of the permissions sqlite3 database
+ * @return: 0 on success, -1 on failure
+ */
+int init_perm_permissions_table(const char *db_filename) {
+  // we don't want the group and others to access the db
+  umask(0077);
+  ruid = getuid();
+  euid = geteuid();
+  fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Running with uid: %d, gid: %d\n", euid, getegid());
+
+  if (sqlite3_open_v2(db_filename, &perm_database,
+                      SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE | SQLITE_OPEN_CREATE |
+                          SQLITE_OPEN_FULLMUTEX,
+                      NULL)) {
+    perror("[ICFS] Can't open permanent permissions database");
+    return -1;
+  }
+  umask(0);
+  if (ensure_database_schema()) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Database schema is not correct.\n");
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  int status = seteuid(ruid);
+  if (status < 0) {
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "[ICFS] Couldn't set euid to ruid during database setup.\n");
+    exit(status);
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Destroys the permanent permissions table.
+ */
+void destroy_perm_permissions_table(void) { sqlite3_close(perm_database); }
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the process has a permanent access to the file.
+ *
+ * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
+ * @param pi: The process information
+ * @return: access status - ALLOW, DENY or NDEF in case if no information was
+ * found
+ */
+access_t check_perm_access_noparent(const char *filename,
+                                    struct process_info pi) {
+  if (pi.name == NULL)
+    return NDEF;
+
+  access_t ret = NDEF;
+  sqlite3_stmt *stmt = NULL;
+  const char *sql =
+      "SELECT mode FROM permissions WHERE executable = ?1 "
+      "AND (( ?2 LIKE (filename || \'%\') AND filename "
+      "GLOB \'*/\') OR filename = ?2 ) ORDER BY LENGTH( filename ) DESC;";
+  sqlite3_prepare_v2(perm_database, sql, -1, &stmt, NULL);
+  sqlite3_bind_text(stmt, 1, pi.name, -1, SQLITE_STATIC);
+  sqlite3_bind_text(stmt, 2, filename, -1, SQLITE_STATIC);
+
+  int step_ret = sqlite3_step(stmt);
+  if (step_ret != SQLITE_ROW && step_ret != SQLITE_DONE) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] SQLite error: %s\n", sqlite3_errstr(step_ret));
+    sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+    return ret;
+  }
+  if (step_ret == SQLITE_ROW) {
+    int mode_col = sqlite3_column_int(stmt, 0);
+    if (mode_col) {
+      ret = ALLOW;
+    } else {
+      ret = DENY;
+    }
+  }
+  sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the process or any of it's parents have permanent access to the
+ * file.
+ *
+ * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
+ * @param pi: The process information
+ * @return: access status - ALLOW, DENY or NDEF in case if no information was
+ * found. Does not return ALLOW_TEMP or DENY_TEMP.
+ * @note: In case one of the parent processes is killed while this function
+ * execution the result is not guranteed to be correct. It should only lead to
+ * false negatives, though.
+ */
+access_t check_perm_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
+  if (pi.PID == 0 || pi.name == NULL) {
+    return NDEF;
+  }
+
+  struct process_info current_pi = pi;
+  current_pi.name = strdup(current_pi.name);
+  while (current_pi.PID != 0) {
+    access_t access = check_perm_access_noparent(filename, current_pi);
+    free(current_pi.name);
+    if (access != NDEF) {
+      return access;
+    }
+    current_pi.name = NULL;
+    while (current_pi.name == NULL) {
+      current_pi.PID = get_main_thread_pid(get_parent_pid(current_pi.PID));
+      if (current_pi.PID != 0) {
+        current_pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(current_pi.PID);
+      } else {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return NDEF;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gives permanent access to the process to the file.
+ *
+ * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
+ * @param pi: The process information
+ * @return: 0 on success, 1 on failure
+ */
+int set_perm_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi,
+                    set_mode_t mode) {
+  sqlite3_stmt *stmt = NULL;
+  char *sql = NULL;
+
+  if (mode == SET_ALLOW) {
+    sql = "INSERT INTO permissions VALUES (?1, ?2, TRUE);";
+  } else if (mode == SET_DENY) {
+    sql = "INSERT INTO permissions VALUES (?1, ?2, FALSE);";
+  } else {
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  sqlite3_prepare_v2(perm_database, sql, -1, &stmt, NULL);
+  sqlite3_bind_text(stmt, 1, pi.name, -1, SQLITE_STATIC);
+  sqlite3_bind_text(stmt, 2, filename, -1, SQLITE_STATIC);
+  int step_ret = sqlite3_step(stmt);
+  if (step_ret != SQLITE_DONE) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] SQLite error: %s\n", sqlite3_errstr(step_ret));
+    sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+
+  return 0;
+}
--- a/src/perm_permissions_table.h
+++ b/src/perm_permissions_table.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+  ICFS: Interactively Controlled File System
+  Copyright (C) 2024-2025  Fedir Kovalov
+
+  This program can be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv2.
+  See the file LICENSE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef PERM_PERMISSION_TABLE_H
+#define PERM_PERMISSION_TABLE_H
+
+#include "access_t.h"
+#include "process_info.h"
+#include "set_mode_t.h"
+
+/**
+ * Initializes the permanent permissions table.
+ *
+ * @param db_filename: The filename of the permissions sqlite3 database
+ * @return: 0 on success, -1 on failure (e.g. ENOMEM)
+ */
+int init_perm_permissions_table(const char *db_filename);
+
+/**
+ * Destroys the permanent permissions table.
+ */
+void destroy_perm_permissions_table();
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the process has a permanent access to the file.
+ *
+ * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
+ * @param pi: The process information
+ * @return: access status - ALLOW, DENY or NDEF in case if no information was
+ * found
+ */
+access_t check_perm_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi);
+
+/**
+ * Gives permanent access to the process to the file.
+ *
+ * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
+ * @param pi: The process information
+ * @param mode: Kind of access rule to be set - SET_DENY to deny access, and
+ * SET_ALLOW to allow access.
+ * @return: 0 on success, 1 on failure
+ */
+int set_perm_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi,
+                    set_mode_t mode);
+
+#endif // #ifdef PERM_PERMISSION_TABLE_H
--- a/src/proc_operations.c
+++ b/src/proc_operations.c
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/*
+  ICFS: Interactively Controlled File System
+  Copyright (C) 2024-2025  Fedir Kovalov
+
+  This program can be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv2.
+  See the file LICENSE.
+*/
+
+#include "proc_operations.h"
+#include <linux/limits.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+/**
+ * @brief Returns the PID of the main thread (i.e., the process ID) of the
+ * process that the given thread ID (tid) belongs to.
+ *
+ * @param tid The thread ID (TID) of any thread in the process.
+ * @return pid_t The process ID (main thread's PID), or -1 on error.
+ */
+pid_t get_main_thread_pid(pid_t tid) {
+  // Validate input
+  if (tid <= 0) {
+    // errno = EINVAL;
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  char path[PATH_MAX];
+  snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/proc/%d/status", tid);
+
+  FILE *fp = fopen(path, "r");
+  if (!fp) {
+    return 0; // Could not open the file
+  }
+
+  pid_t tgid = 0;
+  char line[256];
+
+  while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), fp)) {
+    if (sscanf(line, "Tgid: %d", &tgid) == 1) {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  fclose(fp);
+  if (tgid != tid) {
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "[ICFS] The tid and and pid wasn't equal. tid:%d, pid:%d.\n", tid,
+            tgid);
+  }
+  return tgid;
+}
+
+char *get_process_name_by_pid(const int pid) {
+  char path[1024];
+  sprintf(path, "/proc/%d/exe", pid);
+
+  size_t size = 128;
+  char *name = malloc(size);
+  if (name == NULL) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Could not get process name by pid %d", pid);
+    perror("");
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  while (1) {
+    ssize_t len = readlink(path, name, size);
+
+    if (len == -1) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Could not get process name by pid %d", pid);
+      perror("");
+      free(name);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+    if ((size_t)len >= size) {
+      size *= 2;
+      char *new_name = realloc(name, size);
+      if (!new_name) {
+        free(name);
+        return NULL;
+      }
+      name = new_name;
+    } else {
+      // readlink does not set the null character
+      name[len] = 0;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return name;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Finds the parent process ID of a given process.
+ *
+ * @param pid: The process ID of the process to find the parent of
+ * @return: The parent process ID, or 0 if the parent process ID could not be
+ * found
+ */
+pid_t get_parent_pid(pid_t pid) {
+  pid_t ppid = 0;
+  char path[256];
+  snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/proc/%u/status", pid);
+
+  FILE *file = fopen(path, "r");
+  if (file == NULL) {
+    perror("[ICFS] Failed to open /proc/<pid>/status");
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  char line[256];
+  while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), file)) {
+    if (sscanf(line, "PPid:\t%d", &ppid) == 1) {
+      fclose(file);
+      return ppid;
+    }
+  }
+
+  fclose(file);
+  return 0; // Parent PID not found
+}
--- a/src/proc_operations.h
+++ b/src/proc_operations.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+  ICFS: Interactively Controlled File System
+  Copyright (C) 2024-2025  Fedir Kovalov
+
+  This program can be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv2.
+  See the file LICENSE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef PROC_OPERATIONS
+#define PROC_OPERATIONS
+
+#include <time.h>
+
+char *get_process_name_by_pid(const int pid);
+
+/**
+ * Finds the parent process ID of a given process.
+ *
+ * @param pid: The process ID of the process to find the parent of
+ * @return: The parent process ID, or 0 if the parent process ID could not be
+ * found
+ */
+pid_t get_parent_pid(pid_t pid);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Returns the PID of the main thread (i.e., the process ID) of the
+ * process that the given thread ID (tid) belongs to.
+ *
+ * @param tid The thread ID (TID) of any thread in the process.
+ * @return pid_t The process ID (main thread's PID), or -1 on error.
+ */
+pid_t get_main_thread_pid(pid_t tid);
+
+#endif // !PROC_OPERATIONS
--- a/src/process_info.h
+++ b/src/process_info.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+  ICFS: Interactively Controlled File System
+  Copyright (C) 2024-2025  Fedir Kovalov
+
+  This program can be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv2.
+  See the file LICENSE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef PROCESS_INFO_H
+#define PROCESS_INFO_H
+
+#include "proc_operations.h"
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+struct process_info {
+  pid_t PID;
+  char *name;
+};
+
+static inline struct process_info get_process_info(pid_t pid) {
+  struct process_info pi;
+  pi.PID = get_main_thread_pid(pid);
+  pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
+  if (pi.name == NULL) {
+    pi.PID = 0;
+  }
+  return pi;
+}
+
+#endif // PROCESS_INFO_H
--- a/src/real_filename.h
+++ b/src/real_filename.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+  ICFS: Interactively Controlled File System
+  Copyright (C) 2024-2025  Fedir Kovalov
+
+  This program can be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv2.
+  See the file LICENSE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef REAL_FILENAME_H
+#define REAL_FILENAME_H
+
+const char *real_filename(const char *filename);
+const char *get_mountpoint(void);
+
+#endif // !REAL_FILENAME_H
--- a/src/set_mode_t.h
+++ b/src/set_mode_t.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+  ICFS: Interactively Controlled File System
+  Copyright (C) 2024-2025  Fedir Kovalov
+
+  This program can be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv2.
+  See the file LICENSE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef SET_MODE_T_H
+#define SET_MODE_T_H
+typedef enum { SET_DENY, SET_ALLOW } set_mode_t;
+#endif // !SET_MODE_T_H
--- a/src/sourcefs.c
+++ b/src/sourcefs.c
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@

 #include "sourcefs.h"
 #include <dirent.h>
-#include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>

 static struct source_files_handle {
+  const char *mountpoint;
  int root_fd;
 } handle;

@@ -30,9 +30,20 @@ const char *source_filename_translate(const char *filename) {
 }

 int source_init(const char *root_path) {
+  handle.mountpoint = malloc(strlen(root_path) + 1);
+  if (handle.mountpoint == NULL) {
+    perror("[ICFS] Malloc failed");
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  strcpy(handle.mountpoint, root_path);
+
  int root_fd = open(root_path, O_PATH);

  if (root_fd == -1) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Could not initialize source file system at %s",
+            root_path);
+    perror("");
    return -1;
  }

@@ -41,6 +52,32 @@ int source_init(const char *root_path) {
  return 0;
 }

+void source_destroy(void) { free(handle.mountpoint); }
+
+const char *get_mountpoint(void) { return handle.mountpoint; }
+
+const char *real_filename(const char *filename) {
+  const char *mountpoint = get_mountpoint();
+  // Calculate required length
+  size_t len1 = strlen(mountpoint);
+  size_t len2 = strlen(filename);
+  size_t total_len = len1 + len2;
+
+  // Allocate memory (+1 for null terminator)
+  char *result = malloc(total_len + 1);
+  if (result == NULL) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Memory allocation failed");
+    perror("");
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  // Copy strings
+  strcpy(result, mountpoint);
+  strcat(result, filename);
+
+  return result;
+}
+
 int source_mkdir(const char *filename, mode_t mode) {
  const char *relative_filename = source_filename_translate(filename);
  return mkdirat(handle.root_fd, relative_filename, mode);
@@ -66,11 +103,16 @@ int source_symlink(const char *target, const char *linkpath) {
  return symlinkat(target, handle.root_fd, relative_linkpath);
 }

+int source_access(const char *filename, int mode) {
+  const char *relative_filename = source_filename_translate(filename);
+  return faccessat(handle.root_fd, relative_filename, mode, 0);
+}
+
 DIR *source_opendir(const char *filename) {
  const char *relative_filename = source_filename_translate(filename);
  int fd = openat(handle.root_fd, relative_filename, 0);
  if (fd < 0) {
-    perror("Openat failed");
+    perror("[ICFS] Openat failed");
    return NULL;
  }
  DIR *dir_pointer = fdopendir(fd);
@@ -107,7 +149,7 @@ int source_truncate(const char *filename, off_t length) {
  const char *relative_filename = source_filename_translate(filename);
  int fd = openat(handle.root_fd, relative_filename, 0);
  if (fd < 0) {
-    perror("Openat failed");
+    perror("[ICFS] Openat failed");
    return -1;
  }
  return ftruncate(fd, length);
--- a/src/sourcefs.h
+++ b/src/sourcefs.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 * @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
 */
 int source_init(const char *root_path);
+void source_destroy(void);

 /* All of the functions below are designed to behave exactly as their non-source
 * counterparts. */
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ int source_chown(const char *filename, uid_t owner, gid_t group);

 int source_truncate(const char *filename, off_t length);

+int source_access(const char *filename, int mode);
+
 /* `open` and `create` are designed to correspond to fuse operations, not the
 * libc's `open(2)`. Both of them actually call `openat`. */

--- a/src/temp_permissions_table.c
+++ b/src/temp_permissions_table.c
@@ -0,0 +1,317 @@
+/*
+  ICFS: Interactively Controlled File System
+  Copyright (C) 2024-2025  Fedir Kovalov
+
+  This program can be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv2.
+  See the file LICENSE.
+*/
+
+#include "temp_permissions_table.h"
+#include "access_t.h"
+#include "cc.h"
+#include "proc_operations.h"
+#include "process_info.h"
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+struct temp_process_permissions {
+  // yes, this is a correct type for start time in jiffies (see
+  // proc_pid_stat(5))
+  unsigned long long creation_time;
+  vec(char *) allowed_files;
+  vec(char *) denied_files;
+};
+
+map(pid_t, struct temp_process_permissions) temp_permissions_table;
+pthread_rwlock_t temp_permissions_table_lock = PTHREAD_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER;
+pthread_t gc_thread;
+int is_gc_active = 0;
+
+/**
+ * Function to get the process creation time (in jiffies) from the proc
+ * filesystem
+ *
+ * @param pid: The process ID of the process to get the creation time of
+ * @return: The process creation time in jiffies, or 0 on error
+ * @note: although nothing in the documentation says that the creation time is
+ * never really equal to 0, it exceptionally unlikely.
+ */
+unsigned long long get_process_creation_time(pid_t pid) {
+  char path[256];
+  FILE *fp = NULL;
+  unsigned long long creation_time = 0;
+
+  // Construct the path to the process's status file
+  snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/proc/%u/stat", pid);
+
+  // Open the status file
+  fp = fopen(path, "r");
+  if (fp == NULL) {
+    perror("[ICFS] fopen");
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  // Read the creation time (the 22nd field in the stat file)
+  for (int i = 1; i < 22; i++) {
+    if (fscanf(fp, "%*s") == EOF) {
+      fprintf(stderr,
+              "[ICFS] Error reading process stat file on the number %d\n", i);
+      fclose(fp);
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+  if (fscanf(fp, "%llu", &creation_time) != 1) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Error reading creation time\n");
+    fclose(fp);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  // Close the file
+  fclose(fp);
+
+  return creation_time;
+}
+
+int is_valid(pid_t pid, struct temp_process_permissions *entry) {
+  unsigned long long creation_time = get_process_creation_time(pid);
+  if (creation_time == 0) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  if (creation_time != entry->creation_time) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
+void *garbage_collector(void *arg) {
+  (void)arg;
+
+  while (is_gc_active) {
+    sleep(1);
+    pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+
+    vec(pid_t) blacklist;
+    init(&blacklist);
+
+    for_each(&temp_permissions_table, pid, entry) {
+      if (!is_valid(*pid, entry)) {
+        push(&blacklist, *pid);
+        for_each(&entry->allowed_files, allowed_file) { free(*allowed_file); }
+        cleanup(&entry->allowed_files);
+        for_each(&entry->denied_files, denied_file) { free(*denied_file); }
+        cleanup(&entry->denied_files);
+      }
+    }
+
+    for_each(&blacklist, pid) { erase(&temp_permissions_table, *pid); }
+
+    cleanup(&blacklist);
+
+    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+  }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initializes the temporary permissions table.
+ *
+ * @return: 0 on success, -1 on failure (e.g. ENOMEM)
+ */
+int init_temp_permissions_table(void) {
+  init(&temp_permissions_table);
+  return 0;
+}
+/**
+ * Starts the temporary permissions table garbage_collector.
+ *
+ * @return: 0 on success, -1 on failure (e.g. ENOMEM)
+ */
+int init_garbage_collector(void) {
+  is_gc_active = 1;
+  if (pthread_create(&gc_thread, NULL, garbage_collector, NULL) != 0) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Destroys the temporary permissions table.
+ *
+ * @note: the table is guranteed to be destroyed if it is already initialized.
+ * It does not indicate any errors whatsoever. If something goes wrong - you are
+ * screwed.
+ */
+void destroy_temp_permissions_table(void) {
+  if (is_gc_active) {
+    is_gc_active = 0;
+    pthread_join(gc_thread, NULL);
+  }
+
+  // free the memory allocated for the table
+  for_each(&temp_permissions_table, entry) {
+    for_each(&entry->allowed_files, allowed_file) { free(*allowed_file); }
+    cleanup(&entry->allowed_files);
+  }
+  for_each(&temp_permissions_table, entry) {
+    for_each(&entry->denied_files, denied_file) { free(*denied_file); }
+    cleanup(&entry->denied_files);
+  }
+
+  cleanup(&temp_permissions_table);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the process has a temporary access to the file.
+ *
+ * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
+ * @param pid: PID of the process
+ * @return: access status - ALLOW, DENY or NDEF in case if no information was
+ * found is avaliable
+ */
+access_t check_temp_access_noparent(const char *filename, pid_t pid) {
+  // TODO: more efficient locking
+  pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+  struct temp_process_permissions *permission_entry =
+      get(&temp_permissions_table, pid);
+  if (permission_entry != NULL) {
+    unsigned long long process_creation_time = get_process_creation_time(pid);
+    if (process_creation_time == 0) {
+      perror("[ICFS] Could not retrieve process creation time");
+      pthread_rwlock_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+      return NDEF;
+    }
+
+    if (process_creation_time == permission_entry->creation_time) {
+      // the process is the same as the one that was granted temporary access
+      // to the file
+      size_t filename_len = strlen(filename);
+      access_t ret = NDEF;
+      size_t maxlen = 0;
+      for_each(&permission_entry->denied_files, denied_file) {
+        size_t denied_file_len = strlen(*denied_file);
+        if ((strncmp(*denied_file, filename, denied_file_len) == 0 &&
+             ((denied_file_len < filename_len &&
+               (*denied_file)[denied_file_len - 1] == '/') ||
+              (denied_file_len == filename_len))) &&
+            denied_file_len > maxlen) {
+          maxlen = denied_file_len;
+          ret = DENY;
+        }
+      }
+      for_each(&permission_entry->allowed_files, allowed_file) {
+        size_t allowed_file_len = strlen(*allowed_file);
+        if ((strncmp(*allowed_file, filename, allowed_file_len) == 0 &&
+             ((allowed_file_len < filename_len &&
+               (*allowed_file)[allowed_file_len - 1] == '/') ||
+              (allowed_file_len == filename_len))) &&
+            allowed_file > maxlen) {
+          maxlen = allowed_file_len;
+          ret = ALLOW;
+        }
+      }
+      pthread_rwlock_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+      return ret;
+    }
+  }
+  pthread_rwlock_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+  return NDEF;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the process or any of it's parents have temporary access to the
+ * file.
+ *
+ * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
+ * @param pi: The process information
+ * @return: access status - ALLOW, DENY or NDEF in case if no information was
+ * found. Does not return ALLOW_TEMP.
+ * @note: In case one of the parent processes is killed while this function
+ * execution the result is not guranteed to be correct. It should only lead to
+ * false negatives, though.
+ */
+access_t check_temp_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
+  pid_t current_pid = pi.PID;
+  while (current_pid != 0) {
+    access_t access = check_temp_access_noparent(filename, current_pid);
+    if (access != NDEF) {
+      return access;
+    }
+    current_pid = get_main_thread_pid(get_parent_pid(current_pid));
+  }
+
+  return NDEF;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets temporary access mode of the process to the file.
+ *
+ * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
+ * @param pi: The process information
+ * @param mode: Kind of access rule to be set - SET_DENY to deny access, and
+ * SET_ALLOW to allow access.
+ * @return: 0 on success, -1 on failure.
+ */
+int set_temp_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi,
+                    set_mode_t mode) {
+  if (pi.PID == 0)
+    return NDEF;
+  pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+  struct temp_process_permissions *permission_entry =
+      get(&temp_permissions_table, pi.PID);
+
+  if (permission_entry != NULL) {
+
+    unsigned long long process_creation_time =
+        get_process_creation_time(pi.PID);
+    if (process_creation_time == 0) {
+      perror("[ICFS] Could not retrieve process creation time");
+      pthread_rwlock_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (process_creation_time == permission_entry->creation_time) {
+      // the process is the same as the one that was granted temporary access
+      // to the file
+      if (mode == SET_ALLOW) {
+        push(&permission_entry->allowed_files, strdup(filename));
+      }
+      if (mode == SET_DENY) {
+        push(&permission_entry->denied_files, strdup(filename));
+      }
+
+      pthread_rwlock_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+      return 0;
+    }
+    // we have an entry for the process, but the process is different
+    // delete the entry and create a new one
+    erase(&temp_permissions_table, pi.PID);
+    permission_entry = NULL;
+  }
+
+  // no entry is present
+  // construct the entry
+  struct temp_process_permissions new_permission_entry;
+
+  new_permission_entry.creation_time = get_process_creation_time(pi.PID);
+  init(&new_permission_entry.allowed_files);
+  init(&new_permission_entry.denied_files);
+  if (mode == SET_ALLOW) {
+    push(&new_permission_entry.allowed_files, strdup(filename));
+  }
+  if (mode == SET_DENY) {
+    push(&new_permission_entry.denied_files, strdup(filename));
+  }
+
+  insert(&temp_permissions_table, pi.PID, new_permission_entry);
+
+  pthread_rwlock_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+  return 0;
+}
--- a/src/temp_permissions_table.h
+++ b/src/temp_permissions_table.h
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+  ICFS: Interactively Controlled File System
+  Copyright (C) 2024-2025  Fedir Kovalov
+
+  This program can be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv2.
+  See the file LICENSE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef TEMP_PERMISSIONS_TABLE_H
+#define TEMP_PERMISSIONS_TABLE_H
+
+#include "access_t.h"
+#include "process_info.h"
+#include "set_mode_t.h"
+
+/**
+ * Initializes the temporary permissions table.
+ *
+ * @return: 0 on success, -1 on failure (e.g. ENOMEM)
+ */
+int init_temp_permissions_table(void);
+
+/**
+ * Starts the temporary permissions table garbage_collector.
+ *
+ * @return: 0 on success, -1 on failure (e.g. ENOMEM)
+ */
+int init_garbage_collector(void);
+
+/**
+ * Destroys the temporary permissions table.
+ *
+ * @note: the table is guranteed to be destroyed if it is already initialized.
+ * It does not indicate any errors whatsoever. If something goes wrong - you are
+ * screwed.
+ */
+void destroy_temp_permissions_table(void);
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the process or any of it's parents have temporary access to the
+ * file.
+ *
+ * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
+ * @param pi: The process information
+ * @return: access status - ALLOW, DENY or NDEF in case if no information was
+ * found. Does not return ALLOW_TEMP.
+ * @note: In case one of the parent processes is killed while this function
+ * execution the result is not guranteed to be correct. It should only lead to
+ * false negatives, though.
+ */
+access_t check_temp_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi);
+
+/**
+ * Sets temporary access mode of the process to the file.
+ *
+ * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
+ * @param pi: The process information
+ * @param mode: Kind of access rule to be set - SET_DENY to deny access, and
+ * SET_ALLOW to allow access.
+ * @return: 0 on success, -1 on failure.
+ */
+int set_temp_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi,
+                    set_mode_t mode);
+
+#endif // !TEMP_PERMISSIONS_TABLE_H
--- a/src/ui-socket.c
+++ b/src/ui-socket.c
@@ -6,11 +6,18 @@
  See the file LICENSE.
 */

+#include "access_t.h"
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include "cc.h"
+#include "perm_permissions_table.h"
+#include "real_filename.h"
+#include "sourcefs.h"
+#include "temp_permissions_table.h"
 #include "ui-socket.h"
-#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -19,21 +26,46 @@
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <unistd.h>

-int init_ui_socket(const char *filename) {
-  char line[256];
-  FILE *fp;
+#define DIALOGUE_YES 0
+#define DIALOGUE_NO 1
+#define DIALOGUE_PERM 2

-  // Test if Zenity is installed (get version)
-  fp = popen("zenity --version", "r");
-  if (fp == NULL) {
-    perror("Pipe returned a error");
+pthread_mutex_t access_check_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+
+struct dialogue_response {
+  access_t decision;
+  char *filename;
+};
+
+int init_ui_socket(const char *perm_permissions_db_filename) {
+  FILE *fp = NULL;
+
+  if (init_temp_permissions_table()) {
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "[ICFS] Could not initialize temporary permissions table.\n");
    return 1;
-  } else {
-    while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), fp))
-      printf("%s", line);
-    pclose(fp);
-    return 0;
  }
+
+  if (init_perm_permissions_table(perm_permissions_db_filename)) {
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "[ICFS] Could not initialize permanent permissions table.\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  // Test if dialogue is installed (get version)
+  fp = popen("icfs_dialogue --version", "r");
+  if (fp == NULL) {
+    perror("[ICFS] Pipe returned an error");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  pclose(fp);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+void destroy_ui_socket(void) {
+  destroy_temp_permissions_table();
+  destroy_perm_permissions_table();
 }

 /**
@@ -41,75 +73,88 @@ int init_ui_socket(const char *filename) {
 * GUI
 *
 * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
- * @pram pi: The process information
- * @return: 0 if access is denied, 1 if access is allowed, 2 if access is allwed
- * for the runtime of the process
+ * @param pi: The process information
+ * @return: access status - ALLOW, DENY or ALLOW_TEMP
+ * allowed for the runtime of the process
 */
-int ask_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
+struct dialogue_response ask_access(const char *filename,
+                                    struct process_info proc_info) {
+  FILE *fp = NULL;
+  char *command = NULL;
+  int ret = asprintf(&command, "icfs_dialogue \"%d\" \"%s\" \"%s\" \"%s\"",
+                     proc_info.PID, proc_info.name, get_mountpoint(), filename);

-  FILE *fp;
-  size_t command_len =
-      139 + sizeof(pid_t) * 8 + strlen(pi.name) + strlen(filename);
-  char *command = (char *)malloc(command_len);
-  snprintf(command, command_len,
-           "zenity --question --extra-button \"Allow this time\" --title "
-           "\"Allow Access?\" --text \"Allow process "
-           "<tt>%s</tt> with PID <tt>%d</tt> to access <tt>%s</tt>\"",
-           pi.name, pi.PID, filename);
+  struct dialogue_response response;
+  response.decision = DENY;
+  response.filename = NULL;

-  // Zenity Question Message Popup
+  if (ret < 0) {
+    // If asprintf fails, the contents of command are undefined (see man
+    // asprintf). That does not explicitly rule out that command will be a valid
+    // pointer. But the risk of freeing a non-allocated pointer is too much to
+    // justify preparing for this.
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Could not create query on rule insertion");
+    perror("");
+    response.decision = DENY;
+    response.filename = malloc(2);
+    response.filename[0] = '/';
+    response.filename[1] = 0;
+    return response;
+  }
+
+  // dialogue Question Message Popup
  fp = popen(command, "r");
  free(command);

  if (fp == NULL) {
-    perror("Pipe returned a error");
-    return -1;
+    perror("[ICFS] Pipe returned a error");
+    response.decision = DENY;
+    response.filename = malloc(2);
+    response.filename[0] = '/';
+    response.filename[1] = 0;
+    return response;
  }

-  // if the user clicks the "Allow this time" button, `zenity` will only
-  // write it to `stdout`, but the exit code will still be `1`. So, we need
-  // to manually check the output.
-  char buffer[1024];
-  while (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fp)) {
-    if (strcmp(buffer, "Allow this time.\n") == 0) {
-      pclose(fp);
-      return 2;
-    }
+  str(char) dialogue_output;
+  init(&dialogue_output);
+
+  char line[1024]; // Buffer to read individual lines
+
+  // Read the command output line by line
+  while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), fp)) {
+    push_fmt(&dialogue_output, line);
  }

-  int zenity_exit_code = WEXITSTATUS(pclose(fp));
-  return zenity_exit_code;
-}
+  int dialogue_exit_code = WEXITSTATUS(pclose(fp));

-/**
- * Checks if the process has a temporary access to the file.
- *
- * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
- * @pram pi: The process information
- * @return: 0 if access is denied, 1 if access is allowed
- */
-int check_temp_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
-  perror("Not implemented");
-  return 0;
-}
+  fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] dialogue wrote out %s\n", first(&dialogue_output));
+  fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] dialogue returned %d\n", dialogue_exit_code);

-/**
- * Checks if the process has a permanent access to the file.
- *
- * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
- * @pram pi: The process information
- * @return: 0 if access is denied, 1 if access is allowed
- */
-int check_perm_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
-  perror("Not implemented");
-  return 0;
-}
+  if (size(&dialogue_output) == 0) {
+    push(&dialogue_output, '/');
+  }

-void give_temp_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
-  perror("Not implemented");
-}
-void give_perm_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
-  perror("Not implemented");
+  assert(strlen(first(&dialogue_output)) == size(&dialogue_output));
+
+  response.filename = malloc(size(&dialogue_output) + 1);
+  strcpy(response.filename, first(&dialogue_output));
+  // response.filename[size(&dialogue_output)] = 0;
+
+  // assert(0 == strcmp(response.filename, first(&dialogue_output)));
+  cleanup(&dialogue_output);
+  time_t now = time(0);
+
+  if (dialogue_exit_code == (DIALOGUE_YES | DIALOGUE_PERM)) {
+    response.decision = ALLOW;
+  } else if (dialogue_exit_code == DIALOGUE_YES) {
+    response.decision = ALLOW_TEMP;
+  } else if (dialogue_exit_code == (DIALOGUE_NO | DIALOGUE_PERM)) {
+    response.decision = DENY;
+  } else {
+    response.decision = DENY_TEMP;
+  }
+
+  return response;
 }

 /**
@@ -119,27 +164,133 @@ void give_perm_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
 * 3. user descision
 *
 * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
- * @pram pi: The process information
+ * @param pi: The process information
+ * @param opts: options (GRANT_TEMP, GRANT_PERM)
 * @return: 0 if access is denied, 1 if access is allowed
 */
-int interactive_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
+int interactive_access(const char *filename, struct process_info proc_info,
+                       int opts) {
+  char *real_path = real_filename(filename);
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&access_check_mutex);

-  if (check_temp_access(filename, pi) || check_perm_access(filename, pi)) {
-    // access was already granted before
+  access_t access = check_temp_access(real_path, proc_info);
+  if (access == ALLOW) {
+    fprintf(
+        stderr,
+        "[ICFS] Permission allowed to %s based on a rule present in the temp "
+        "permission table.\n",
+        proc_info.name);
+    free(real_path);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&access_check_mutex);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  if (access == DENY) {
+    fprintf(
+        stderr,
+        "[ICFS] Permission denied to %s based on a rule present in the temp "
+        "permission table.\n",
+        proc_info.name);
+    free(real_path);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&access_check_mutex);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  access = check_perm_access(real_path, proc_info);
+  if (access == ALLOW) {
+    fprintf(
+        stderr,
+        "[ICFS] Permission allowed to %s based on a rule present in the perm "
+        "permission table.\n",
+        proc_info.name);
+    free(real_path);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&access_check_mutex);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  if (access == DENY) {
+    fprintf(
+        stderr,
+        "[ICFS] Permission denied to %s based on a rule present in the perm "
+        "permission table.\n",
+        proc_info.name);
+    free(real_path);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&access_check_mutex);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  // if noth GRANT_TEMP and GRANT_PERM are selected, then only permanent
+  // permissions are granted
+
+  if (opts & GRANT_PERM) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Permission granted permanently to %s.\n",
+            proc_info.name);
+    set_perm_access(real_path, proc_info, SET_ALLOW);
+    free(real_path);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&access_check_mutex);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  if (opts & GRANT_TEMP) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Permission granted temporarily to %s.\n",
+            proc_info.name);
+    set_temp_access(real_path, proc_info, SET_ALLOW);
+    free(real_path);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&access_check_mutex);
    return 1;
  }

-  int user_response = ask_access(filename, pi);
-  if (user_response == 1) {
-    // user said "yes"
-    give_perm_access(filename, pi);
-    return 1;
-  } else if (user_response == 2) {
-    // user said "yes, but only this time"
-    give_temp_access(filename, pi);
-    return 1;
+  struct dialogue_response response = ask_access(filename, proc_info);
+  // fprintf(stderr, "%s", response.filename);
+  // assert(0 != strlen(response.filename));
+
+  // the user might specify a different file in the dialogue, so we need to
+  // check if it is valid
+
+  while (source_access(response.filename, F_OK)) {
+    // if it is invalid, just ask again.
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Filename returned by zenty wasn't correct: %s\n",
+            response.filename);
+    free(response.filename);
+    response = ask_access(filename, proc_info);
  }

-  // otherwise "no"
-  return 0;
+  free(real_path);
+
+  real_path = real_filename(response.filename);
+  free(response.filename);
+
+  int ret = 0;
+
+  if (response.decision == ALLOW) {
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "[ICFS] Permission granted permanently to %s based on zenty "
+            "response.\n",
+            proc_info.name);
+    set_perm_access(real_path, proc_info, SET_ALLOW);
+    ret = 1;
+  } else if (response.decision == ALLOW_TEMP) {
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "[ICFS] Permission granted temporarily to %s based on zenty "
+            "response.\n",
+            proc_info.name);
+    set_temp_access(real_path, proc_info, SET_ALLOW);
+    ret = 1;
+  } else if (response.decision == DENY_TEMP) {
+    fprintf(
+        stderr,
+        "[ICFS] Permission denied temporarily to %s based on zenty response.\n",
+        proc_info.name);
+    set_temp_access(real_path, proc_info, SET_DENY);
+    ret = 0;
+  } else if (response.decision == DENY) {
+    fprintf(
+        stderr,
+        "[ICFS] Permission denied permanently to %s based on zenty response.\n",
+        proc_info.name);
+    set_perm_access(real_path, proc_info, SET_DENY);
+    ret = 0;
+  }
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&access_check_mutex);
+
+  free(real_path);
+  // deny on unknown options.
+  return ret;
 }
--- a/src/ui-socket.h
+++ b/src/ui-socket.h
@@ -13,17 +13,36 @@
 #ifndef UI_SOCKET_H
 #define UI_SOCKET_H

+#include "process_info.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>

-struct process_info {
-  pid_t PID;
-  const char *name;
-  uid_t UID;
-};
+/**
+ * Initialize the GUI communication.
+ *
+ * @return: 0 on success, -1 on faliure.
+ */
+int init_ui_socket(const char *perm_permissions_db_filename);

-// For default socket location, set socket_path = NULL.
-int init_ui_socket(const char *socket_path);
+/**
+ * Close the GUI communication.
+ */
+void destroy_ui_socket(void);

-int interactive_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi);
+/**
+ * Check access according to:
+ * 1. temporary permission table
+ * 2. permanent permission table
+ * 3. user descision
+ *
+ * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
+ * @param pi: The process information
+ * @param opts: options (GRANT_TEMP, GRANT_PERM)
+ * @return: 0 if access is denied, 1 if access is allowed
+ */
+int interactive_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi, int opts);
+
+#define GRANT_TEMP 1
+#define GRANT_PERM 2
+// #define TABLE_ONLY 4 // NOTE: Add this in the future?

 #endif // !UI_SOCKET_H
--- a/test/mock/icfs_dialogue
+++ b/test/mock/icfs_dialogue
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# fake-icfs_dialogue: script that mocks the behavior of icfs_dialogue based on the ./.fake-icfs_dialogue-response file
+
+ICFS_DIALOGUE_YES=0
+ICFS_DIALOGUE_NO=1
+ICFS_DIALOGUE_PERM=2
+
+if [[ $1 == "--set-fake-response" ]]; then
+  #someone knows we are fake :)
+  echo "$2" >~/.fake_icfs_dialogue_response
+elif [[ $1 == "--set-fake-response-filename" ]]; then
+  echo "$2" >~/.fake_icfs_dialogue_response_filename
+elif [[ $1 == "--reset-fake-response" ]]; then
+  rm ~/.fake_icfs_dialogue_response ~/.fake_icfs_dialogue_response_filename
+else
+  if [ -f ~/.fake_icfs_dialogue_response ]; then
+    FAKE_ICFS_DIALOGUE_RESPONSE=$(cat ~/.fake_icfs_dialogue_response)
+
+    if [[ -f ~/.fake_icfs_dialogue_response_filename ]]; then
+      FAKE_ICFS_DIALOGUE_RESPONSE_FILENAME=$(cat ~/.fake_icfs_dialogue_response_filename)
+      if [[ $FAKE_ICFS_DIALOGUE_RESPONSE_FILENAME == "" ]]; then
+        printf "%s" "$4"
+      else
+        printf "%s" "$(cat ~/.fake_icfs_dialogue_response_filename)"
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    if [[ $FAKE_ICFS_DIALOGUE_RESPONSE == "yes" ]]; then
+      exit "$ICFS_DIALOGUE_YES"
+    elif [[ $FAKE_ICFS_DIALOGUE_RESPONSE == "no" ]]; then
+      exit "$ICFS_DIALOGUE_NO"
+    elif [[ $FAKE_ICFS_DIALOGUE_RESPONSE == "yes_perm" ]]; then
+      exit "$((ICFS_DIALOGUE_YES | ICFS_DIALOGUE_PERM))"
+    elif [[ $FAKE_ICFS_DIALOGUE_RESPONSE == "no_perm" ]]; then
+      exit "$((ICFS_DIALOGUE_NO | ICFS_DIALOGUE_PERM))"
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
+exit 255 # TODO: call actual icfs_dialogue here
--- a/test/mock/zenity
+++ b/test/mock/zenity
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# fake-zenity: script that mocks the behavior of zenity based on the ./.fake-zenity-response file
-
-if [[ $1 == "--set-fake-response" ]]; then
-  #someone knows we are fake :)
-  echo $2 >~/.fake_zenity_response
-else
-  if [ -f ~/.fake_zenity_response ]; then
-    FAKE_ZENITY_RESPONSE=$(cat ~/.fake_zenity_response)
-
-    if [[ $FAKE_ZENITY_RESPONSE == "yes_tmp" ]]; then
-      printf "Allow this time\n"
-      exit 1
-    elif [[ $FAKE_ZENITY_RESPONSE == "no" ]]; then
-      exit 1
-    elif [[ $FAKE_ZENITY_RESPONSE == "yes" ]]; then
-      exit 0
-    fi
-  fi
-fi
-
-exit -1 # TODO: call actual zenity here
--- a/test/opener/Makefile
+++ b/test/opener/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+SHELL=/bin/bash
+
+# configurable options
+
+ifndef ($(SOURCES_DIR))
+	SOURCES_DIR := .
+endif
+
+ifndef ($(TESTS_DIR))
+	TESTS_DIR := .
+endif
+
+ifndef ($(BUILD_DIR))
+	BUILD_DIR := .
+endif
+
+CC := gcc
+CXX := g++
+
+NAME := opener
+
+# dependencies
+
+PACKAGE_NAMES :=
+
+ifeq ($(TEST), 1)
+	#	PACKAGE_NAMES += check # TODO: use check?
+endif
+
+
+# set up cflags and libs
+
+CFLAGS :=
+LDFLAGS :=
+
+ifneq ($(PACKAGE_NAMES),)
+	CFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags $(PACKAGE_NAMES))
+	LDFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --libs $(PACKAGE_NAMES))
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
+	CFLAGS += -O0 -pedantic -g -Wall -Wextra -Wcast-align \
+						-Wcast-qual -Wdisabled-optimization -Wformat=2 \
+						-Winit-self -Wlogical-op -Wmissing-declarations \
+						-Wmissing-include-dirs -Wredundant-decls -Wshadow \
+						-Wsign-conversion -Wstrict-overflow=5 \
+						-Wswitch-default -Wundef -Wno-unused
+	LDFLAGS += 
+else
+	CFLAGS += -O3
+	LDFLAGS +=
+endif
+
+
+# set up targets 
+
+TARGETS := $(BUILD_DIR)/$(NAME)
+
+ifeq ($(TEST), 1)
+	TARGETS += $(NAME)_test
+endif
+
+
+# build!
+
+default: $(TARGETS)
+
+.PHONY: clean $(NAME)_test
+
+$(NAME)_test: $(BUILD_DIR)/$(NAME)
+	echo "No tests defined."
+	#$(BUILD_DIR)/$(NAME)
+
+$(BUILD_DIR)/$(NAME): $(BUILD_DIR)/$(NAME).o
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ $(LDFLAGS) -o $(BUILD_DIR)/$(NAME)
+
+$(BUILD_DIR)/$(NAME).o: $(SOURCES_DIR)/$(NAME).c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< $(LDFLAGS) -o $(BUILD_DIR)/$(NAME).o
+
+clean:
+	rm $(BUILD_DIR)/*.o $(BUILD_DIR)/$(NAME)
--- a/test/opener/opener.c
+++ b/test/opener/opener.c
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#define PATH_MAX 4096
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  // Check for correct usage
+  if (argc != 2) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <pathname>\n", argv[0]);
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  const char *path = argv[1];
+  struct stat statbuf;
+
+  // Stat the given path to determine if it's a directory
+  if (lstat(path, &statbuf) == -1) {
+    perror("lstat");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  // Case 1: The path is not a directory
+  if (!S_ISDIR(statbuf.st_mode)) {
+    int fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+    if (fd == -1) {
+      perror("open");
+      return 1;
+    }
+    close(fd);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  // Case 2: The path is a directory
+  DIR *dirp = opendir(path);
+  if (dirp == NULL) {
+    perror("opendir");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  struct dirent *entry;
+  int success = 1;
+
+  while ((entry = readdir(dirp)) != NULL) {
+    // Skip . and ..
+    if (strcmp(entry->d_name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(entry->d_name, "..") == 0) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Construct the full path
+    char fullpath[PATH_MAX];
+    snprintf(fullpath, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", path, entry->d_name);
+
+    // Stat the entry to check if it's a regular file
+    struct stat entry_stat;
+    if (lstat(fullpath, &entry_stat) == -1) {
+      perror("lstat");
+      success = 0;
+      break;
+    }
+
+    // Only process regular files
+    if (!S_ISREG(entry_stat.st_mode)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Try to open and immediately close the file
+    int fd = open(fullpath, O_RDONLY);
+    if (fd == -1) {
+      perror("open");
+      success = 0;
+      break;
+    }
+    close(fd);
+  }
+
+  closedir(dirp);
+
+  return (success ? 0 : 1);
+}
--- a/test/stress.bash
+++ b/test/stress.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+count=$1
+for i in $(seq $count); do
+  $2 ./protected/haystack/
+done
--- a/test/test.bash
+++ b/test/test.bash
@@ -2,10 +2,30 @@

 # clean what was left from previous tests

+rm -f ./.pt.db
 rm -rf ./protected
 mkdir protected
-touch ./protected/do-not-remove ./protected/should-be-removed
-echo "Free code, free world." >./protected/this-only
+touch ./protected/do-not-remove ./protected/should-be-removed ./protected/truth ./protected/perm000 ./protected/perm777 ./protected/should-be-renamed ./protected/do-not-rename
+chmod 777 ./protected/perm777 ./protected/perm000
+echo "Free code, free world." >./protected/motto
+
+mkdir protected/haystack
+for i in {1..100}; do
+  touch "./protected/haystack/hay$i"
+done
+touch ./protected/haystack/needle
+echo "Liberty in every line." >./protected/haystack/needle
+
+rm -rf ./openers
+mkdir openers
+make -C ./opener || (
+  echo "Could not make the opener program."
+  exit 1
+)
+for i in {1..12}; do
+  cp ./opener/opener "./openers/opener$i"
+  ln --symbolic "$(realpath "./openers/opener$i")" "./openers/symlinked_opener$i"
+done

 # set up the fake-zenity

@@ -14,60 +34,215 @@ PATH="$(realpath ./mock/):$PATH"
 # mount the filesystem

 echo "Run $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S) "
-valgrind -s ../build/icfs -o default_permissions ./protected &
+if [[ $1 == "--setuid" ]]; then
+  echo "Setting the setuid bit..."
+  echo "root privilieges are required to create a special user and set correct ownership of the executable."
+  id -u icfs &>/dev/null || sudo useradd --system --user-group icfs
+  sudo chown icfs: ../build/icfs && sudo chmod 4777 ../build/icfs
+  chmod g+w . # needed for icfs to be able to create the database
+  echo "Valgrind will not be used due to setuid compatibility issues."
+  ../build/icfs -o default_permissions ./protected ./.pt.db &
+  sleep 1
+elif [[ $1 == "--performance" ]]; then
+  echo "Database protection will not be tested due to the lack of setuid capabilites."
+  echo "To test it, run this script with '--setuid'."
+  echo "valgrind won't be used to make performance measurements more accurate."
+  ../build/icfs -o default_permissions ./protected ./.pt.db &
+  sleep 5
+else
+  echo "Database protection will not be tested due to the lack of setuid capabilites."
+  echo "To test it, run this script with '--setuid'."
+  #valgrind --leak-check=full -s ../build/icfs -o default_permissions -o debug ./protected ./.pt.db 2>&1 | grep "==\|zenity\|Permission\|column\|callback\|SQLite" &
+  valgrind --leak-check=full --show-leak-kinds=all -s ../build/icfs -o default_permissions ./protected ./.pt.db &
+  sleep 5
+fi

-sleep 1
+#valgrind -s ../build/icfs -o default_permissions ./protected &

-# Try to touch files in the directory
+echo "[ICFS-TEST]: You may see memory errors from valgrind at this stage. This is normal - memory isn't lost, the libfuse just forked the process."

-#echo \"manual\" >./protected/manual
+# WARN: please don't use `>` or `>>` operators. They force **this script** to open the file, **not the program you are trying to run**. This is probably not what you mean when you want to test a specific program's access.
+# WARN: avoid using touch, since it generates errors because setting times is not implemented in icfs **yet**.

-zenity --set-fake-response no
-echo "first" >./protected/first 2>/dev/null &&
-  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: echo can create protected/first despite access being denied!" ||
+# create files
+
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response no
+truncate -s 0 ./protected/should-exist-anyway 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: truncate cannot create protected/should-exist despite access being permitted!" # OK
+
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response yes
+truncate -s 0 ./protected/should-exist 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: truncate cannot create protected/should-exist despite access being permitted!" # OK
+
+# write to files
+
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response no
+sed -e 'a\'"Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches." "./protected/truth" 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: echo can write to protected/lie despite access being denied!" ||
  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" # EACCESS

-zenity --set-fake-response yes_tmp
-echo "second" >./protected/second 2>/dev/null &&
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response yes
+sed -e 'a\'"Sharing knowledge is the most fundamental act of friendship. Because it is a way you can give something without loosing something." "./protected/truth" 2>/dev/null &&
  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
-  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: echo cannot create protected/second despite access being permitted!" # OK
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: echo cannot write to protected/truth despite access being permitted!" # OK

-# Test whether permissons work
+# Read files

-zenity --set-fake-response yes_tmp
-cat ./protected/first >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
-  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: cat can read a non-existant file ./protected/first!" ||
-  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" # ENOENT
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response no
+cat ./protected/motto >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: cat can read protected/this-only despite access being denied!" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" # EACCESS

-zenity --set-fake-response yes_tmp
-cat ./protected/second >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response yes
+cat ./protected/motto >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
-  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: cat cannot open protected/second despite access being permitted!" # "second"
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: echo cannot create protected/this-only despite access being permitted!" # "Free code, free world."

-zenity --set-fake-response yes_tmp
-cat ./protected/this-only >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
-  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
-  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: echo cannot create protected/second despite access being permitted!" # "Free code, free world."
+# remove files

-#parallel ::: "cat ./protected/sudo-only > /dev/null 2> /dev/null \
-#    && echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: cat can access files owned by root!\" \
-#    || echo \"[ICFS-TEST]: OK\"" # EACCESS
-
-# test the removal
-
-zenity --set-fake-response no
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response no
 rm ./protected/do-not-remove >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: rm can unlink protected/do-not-remove despite access being denied!" ||
  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" # EACCESS

-zenity --set-fake-response yes_tmp
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response yes
 rm ./protected/should-be-removed >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: rm cannot unlink protected/should-be-removed despite access being permitted!" # OK

+# rename files
+
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response no
+mv ./protected/do-not-rename ./protected/terrible-name 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: mv can rename protected/truth despite access being denied!" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" # EACCESS
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response yes
+mv ./protected/should-be-renamed ./protected/great-name 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: mv cannot rename should-be-removed to renamed-file despite access being permitted!" # OK
+
+# change permissions
+
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response no
+chmod 000 ./protected/perm777 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: chmod can change permissions of protected/perm777 despite access being denied!" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" # EACCESS
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response yes
+chmod 000 ./protected/perm000 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: chmod cannot change permissions of protected/perm000 despite access being permitted!" # OK
+
+# test permanent permissions
+
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response yes_perm
+openers/opener1 ./protected/motto >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: openers/opener1 cannot read protected/motto despite access being permitted!" # OK
+
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response no # this should be ignored
+openers/opener1 ./protected/motto >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: openers/opener1 cannot read protected/motto despite access being permitted!" # OK
+
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response no # this should be ignored
+openers/symlinked_opener1 ./protected/motto >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: openers/symlinked_opener1 cannot read protected/motto despite access being permitted!" # OK
+
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response no_perm
+openers/opener2 ./protected/motto >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: openers/opener2 can read protected/motto despite access being denied!" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" # EACCESS
+
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response yes # this should be ignored
+openers/opener2 ./protected/motto >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: openers/opener2 can read protected/motto despite access being denied!" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" # EACCESS
+
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response yes # this should be ignored
+openers/symlinked_opener2 ./protected/motto >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: openers/symlinked_opener2 can read protected/motto despite access being denied!" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" # EACCESS
+
+# test permission globbing
+
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response yes
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response-filename "/"
+openers/opener3 ./protected/haystack >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: openers/opener3 cannot read protected/haystack/needle despite access being permitted!" # OK
+
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response no
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response-filename "/"
+openers/opener4 ./protected/haystack >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: openers/opener4 can read files in protected/haystack despite access being denied!" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" # EACCESS
+
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response yes_perm
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response-filename "/"
+openers/opener5 ./protected/haystack/needle >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: openers/opener5 cannot read protected/haystack/needle despite access being permitted!" # OK
+
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response no # this should be ignored
+openers/opener5 ./protected/haystack >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: openers/opener5 cannot read files in protected/haystack despite access being permitted!" # OK
+
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response no_perm
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response-filename "/"
+openers/opener6 ./protected/haystack/needle >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: openers/opener6 can read protected/haystack/needle despite access being denied!" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" # EACCESS
+
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response yes # this should be ignored
+openers/opener6 ./protected/haystack >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: openers/opener6 can read files in protected/haystack despite access being denied!" ||
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" # EACCESS
+
+# test database access
+if [[ $1 == '--setuid' ]]; then
+  if [[ -r "./.pt.db" || -w "./.pt.db" ]]; then
+    echo "[ICFS-TEST]: permanent permissions database is accessible!"
+  else
+    echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK"
+  fi
+else
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: permanent permissions database access was not tested due to the lack of seuid bit setting capabilites. To test this, run the script with '--setuid' flag"
+fi
+
+RUNS_NUM=500
+
+if [[ $1 == '--performance' ]]; then
+
+  #warmup
+  icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response yes
+  parallel -j8 ::: "./stress.bash $RUNS_NUM openers/opener10"
+
+  icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response yes
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: temp permissions"
+  time parallel -j8 ::: "./stress.bash $RUNS_NUM openers/opener7"
+
+  icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response yes_perm
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: perm permissions"
+  time parallel -j8 ::: "./stress.bash $RUNS_NUM openers/opener8"
+
+fi
+
 # unmount

 sleep 0.5
 #lsof +f -- $(realpath ./protected)
-umount $(realpath ./protected)
-sleep 0.5
+umount "$(realpath ./protected)"
+sleep 3
+
+if [[ $1 == '--performance' ]]; then
+
+  #warmup
+  parallel -j8 ::: "./stress.bash $RUNS_NUM openers/opener9"
+
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: bare filesystem"
+  time parallel -j8 ::: "./stress.bash $RUNS_NUM openers/opener9"
+fi
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
fedir	5dff492663	Changed semantics of `--no-perm-on-create` flag	2025-05-22 09:02:11 +02:00
fedir	3566131705	Added memory errors warning	2025-05-22 09:01:50 +02:00
fedir	6423e3b2ef	Fixed yet another SQL injection bug.	2025-05-21 19:04:52 +02:00
fedir	5c92ece0db	Removed file logging	2025-05-21 18:56:35 +02:00
fedir	8700f4f5a2	Changed perm/temp permission logic	2025-05-21 18:54:35 +02:00
fedir	0df75ee195	Fixed old sqlite3 version compatibility bug.	2025-05-21 18:31:05 +02:00
fedir	467087d76e	Added performance tests and creation permission flags	2025-05-21 16:21:33 +02:00
fedir	448c862731	Changed `-O0` to `-Og` in the debug build	2025-05-20 11:25:38 +02:00
fedir	b550c93884	Fixed arbitrary permission order	2025-05-20 11:07:28 +02:00
fedir	a7e5d7d92d	Fixed undefined order of permissions	2025-05-20 10:50:58 +02:00
fedir	56165c0b76	Fixed a mistake in README	2025-05-20 10:12:18 +02:00
fedir	b1ee452890	Updated readme	2025-05-20 10:11:32 +02:00
fedir	8e1c325f98	Added mutex to permissions checks to avoid inconsistent permission checking	2025-05-20 09:59:18 +02:00
fedir	754a26884c	Changed realpath to readlink /proc/pid/exe already seems to be a link to the absolute path to the executable. This fixes bugs related to containerised applications.	2025-05-20 09:57:59 +02:00
fedir	2f82ab63ac	Fixed undefined permission check errors	2025-05-20 09:24:07 +02:00
fedir	90d94c7615	Fixed SQL injection Fixed an emabarassignly obvious SQL injection bug by throwing `sqlite3_exec` away.	2025-05-19 21:18:19 +02:00
fedir	a1ba96bf67	Updated the test	2025-05-19 21:15:42 +02:00
fedir	e4dbc5becc	Fixed wrong pid bug The issue was that the thread ID wasn't factored in. A presumption was, that FUSE already returned the PID, not TID. The issue was fixed by implementing a function that translates the TID to PID.	2025-05-14 20:37:32 +02:00
fedir	33f55384bc	Added more leak checks	2025-05-13 18:01:03 +02:00
fedir	c8f19fe30d	Fixed invalid pi bug	2025-05-13 17:59:32 +02:00
fedir	4febeb7a82	Added a logfile	2025-05-13 17:59:00 +02:00
fedir	c7ec5819c6	Fixed typos	2025-05-08 10:16:02 +02:00
fedir	31f6cc6ab8	Added missing license headers	2025-05-07 16:06:19 +02:00
fedir	d4a2cb3749	Fixed garbage collector being inactive	2025-05-07 15:55:47 +02:00
fedir	bd4cedf996	Added garbage collection to the temporary permission table.	2025-05-07 15:43:34 +02:00
fedir	2a1e94f054	Updated readme	2025-05-06 18:22:15 +02:00
fedir	fb18484aa8	Merge pull request 'new-dialogue' (#8 ) from new-dialogue into main Reviewed-on: #8	2025-05-06 18:10:43 +02:00
fedir	78e108d0d4	Added more tests	2025-05-06 17:56:55 +02:00
fedir	b4149ac425	Updated gitignore	2025-05-06 12:19:39 +02:00
fedir	6065a0c20a	Added permissions globbing tests	2025-05-06 12:18:45 +02:00
fedir	15fa0fe193	Added filename return to the dialogue mockup	2025-05-06 12:18:21 +02:00
fedir	801a7cdb39	Added temp permission globbing	2025-05-06 12:17:50 +02:00
fedir	22b091f017	Fixed empty filename bug.	2025-05-06 12:17:26 +02:00
fedir	fd2144a1f9	Added a filename check	2025-05-05 18:59:57 +02:00
fedir	420f34a7f3	Added folder globbing for permanent permissions	2025-05-05 18:53:05 +02:00
fedir	4539df9842	Fixed wrong fallback filename bug	2025-05-04 17:39:39 +02:00
fedir	e32ce5add5	Renamed all zenity mentions to dialogue	2025-05-04 17:25:47 +02:00
fedir	4f98a4834e	Updated gitignore	2025-05-04 17:10:58 +02:00
fedir	8a530b493c	Added new tests for the new dialogue	2025-05-04 17:10:19 +02:00
fedir	c4ae40c7bd	Finished the new dialogue functionality	2025-05-04 17:09:28 +02:00
fedir	ecedbbb4ce	Added DENY_TEMP access type	2025-05-04 17:05:44 +02:00
fedir	10d2988761	Added a version check for the icfs-dialogue	2025-05-04 17:05:07 +02:00
fedir	f4576cf7ea	Updated gitignore	2025-05-03 12:09:55 +02:00
fedir	a2eeb81fed	Updated gitignore	2025-05-03 12:09:10 +02:00
fedir	3a89449c32	Added gitignore to the dialogue	2025-05-03 12:05:11 +02:00
fedir	ac1d7c1535	Renamed zenity-clone to icfs-dialogue and improved makefile	2025-05-03 12:03:54 +02:00
fedir	112d514f59	Adapted mock zenity to the new dialogue	2025-05-03 10:32:10 +02:00
fedir	d367d6ffe7	Adapted the ui-socket to the new dialogue	2025-05-03 10:31:42 +02:00
fedir	82f66a1df3	Fixed inverted responses	2025-05-03 10:30:13 +02:00
fedir	8cb7721e39	Updated ui-socket to use the new dialogue	2025-05-01 20:55:05 +02:00
fedir	fe84daecfe	Removed `const` where it was simply wrong.	2025-05-01 20:54:39 +02:00
fedir	683da15953	Updated the cc.h version	2025-05-01 20:52:32 +02:00
fedir	5452c3d1d7	Added filename translation to the ui-socker	2025-05-01 16:17:50 +02:00
fedir	a1445c5423	Updated Makefile	2025-05-01 16:17:27 +02:00
fedir	ed441b3c5f	Absolved fuse operations of responsibility for filename translation	2025-05-01 16:17:11 +02:00
fedir	48342b0d5f	Updated sourcefs header	2025-05-01 16:16:24 +02:00
fedir	31b70b6069	Added mountpoint functions to sourcefs	2025-05-01 16:16:09 +02:00
fedir	07cb76f425	Updated the dialogue	2025-05-01 16:15:00 +02:00
fedir	747077f365	Update Makefile for the zenity clone	2025-05-01 16:13:31 +02:00
fedir	ccb449ae57	Added a new dialogue	2025-04-28 10:11:50 +02:00
fedir	c4ef955ff1	Added a cleaner way of allocating the zenity command.	2025-04-15 19:02:36 +02:00
fedir	3157940c0b	add a missing header	2025-04-15 18:58:18 +02:00
fedir	92378c1cde	add exerimental deny flag in the tables For now, perm table does not set the thrid parameter to anything useful	2025-04-15 18:57:57 +02:00
BritishTeapot	13fd0db8a8	Added perf artifacts to gitignore	2025-04-14 16:47:40 +02:00
BritishTeapot	55fb5c54c6	Improved code readability	2025-04-14 16:46:06 +02:00
BritishTeapot	402a5d109f	Fixed incorrect executable path problem. Previously, process name was grabbed from `/proc/pid/cmdline`. This was revealed to be faulty, since the path to the executable might be relative, and thus would change the result depending on how the program was called. Also, it made executable renaming a viable bypass of the entire access control. I still don't fully undestand how I managed to not think of this before :)	2025-04-12 18:44:20 +02:00
BritishTeapot	beec6f4a4c	Changed tests to use the database file argument	2025-04-07 19:38:56 +02:00
BritishTeapot	16b8d77fb9	Improved code readability and added database file argument.	2025-04-07 19:38:33 +02:00
BritishTeapot	aea6e94ad7	Fixed incorrect database creation flags	2025-04-02 18:56:31 +02:00
BritishTeapot	52fcb4d4e3	Fixed an arbitrary return value in temp permissions init	2025-04-02 18:49:14 +02:00
fedir	badbf2ff98	Merge pull request 'setuid' (#7 ) from setuid into main Reviewed-on: #7	2025-04-01 19:57:01 +02:00
BritishTeapot	07e4ce3eb4	Added missing license headers	2025-04-01 19:56:10 +02:00
BritishTeapot	cf2b7a280a	Added a test for the database protection feature.	2025-04-01 19:52:37 +02:00
BritishTeapot	4c8092378b	Added database protection with setuid. Added the initial support for the database protection with the setuid mechanism. In the beginning the program creates(or opens) the database as a special user, and then switches to the real uid and functions normally.	2025-04-01 19:34:15 +02:00
fedir	291ad62897	Merge pull request 'creation_permissions' (#6 ) from creation_permissions into main Reviewed-on: #6	2025-03-31 14:37:25 +02:00
BritishTeapot	40ca81d744	Updated header function description for `interactive_access`	2025-03-31 14:36:26 +02:00
BritishTeapot	d4e86c8620	Reorgised the code	2025-03-31 14:33:43 +02:00
BritishTeapot	845c264989	Removed unnecessary include	2025-03-31 13:32:10 +02:00
BritishTeapot	57091bf0ce	Made create to grant permissions automatically. Creating files grants permanent permissions to them now. This makes sense because if a program creates a new file, then it clearly can't steal any data. This is particularly useful for programs which open an obscene amount of auxilary files (e.g. neovim with a huge amount of plugins).	2025-03-30 19:48:11 +02:00
BritishTeapot	62f3e5bde9	Added the test permanent permissions table to gitignore	2025-03-30 19:09:02 +02:00
BritishTeapot	608943d685	Added new permanent permissions tests.	2025-03-30 19:07:32 +02:00
BritishTeapot	7e111b16b7	Added permanent permissions Finally implemented the permanent permission tables using sqlite3. For now, performance wasn't a consideration. There are a lot of optimizations that could be made, like having prepared queries. The code remains fairly untested.	2025-03-30 19:06:57 +02:00
BritishTeapot	4ce97555e4	Fixed a testing bug The script was correctly opening the `truth` file by piping `echo` to it, but then it tried to deny another operation on it. But since pipes are opened by the script process, the permission was given to the script. And since the permissions are preserved for the entire runtime of a process, and child processes inherit permissions of their parents, any command executed later would also have the necessary permissions to open `truth` (which was the case for the second operation). Now the second operation is performed on a different file.	2025-03-24 17:17:33 +01:00
BritishTeapot	da37376fde	Added permission checks for chmod, link, rename and chown Those clearly need to ask for permissions.	2025-03-24 17:11:01 +01:00
BritishTeapot	6342de0dd3	Added tests to Makefile	2025-03-24 16:28:56 +01:00
BritishTeapot	2e21ae7b18	Deleted a useless file.	2025-03-18 16:50:53 +01:00
fedir	2d76dc6596	Merge pull request 'Temp_permission_table' (#5 ) from Temp_permission_table into main Reviewed-on: #5	2025-03-18 15:47:08 +01:00
BritishTeapot	b705228685	Made temporary process table work! Temprorary permissions table now works! It needs a better way for cleaning though.	2025-03-18 15:45:32 +01:00
BritishTeapot	fe4b8801c0	Moved permission table logic to a separate file	2025-03-18 14:02:42 +01:00
BritishTeapot	e1846440bc	Merge branch 'main' into Temp_permission_table	2025-03-18 14:00:57 +01:00
BritishTeapot	47a8845013	Wrote more tests	2025-03-18 13:58:02 +01:00
BritishTeapot	b6ce683364	WIP: Added the initial process table implementation. Wrote a basic process table implementation with CC's vectors and hash maps. So far, it looks like it does not really work.	2025-03-18 10:07:45 +01:00
BritishTeapot	70e81d64c1	Added the CC (Convenient Containers) library. Added the CC library for vectors and hash maps.	2025-03-18 10:05:12 +01:00
BritishTeapot	67a148c7aa	Fixed inverted access control permissions bug. Fixed an (admitedly quite silly) bug that caused the access control descisions to be inverted.	2025-03-18 10:03:32 +01:00
BritishTeapot	c59123330f	Updated `.gitignore`	2025-03-18 09:55:20 +01:00
fedir	730d6bc27d	Merge pull request 'Testing' (#4 ) from Testing into main Reviewed-on: #4	2025-03-18 09:53:25 +01:00