Fixed typos

Reviewed-on: #8

.gitignore

@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@ build/*
 .clang-tidy
 .cache
 test/protected/*
-test/.pt.db
-compile_commands.json
 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

Makefile

@@ -2,9 +2,17 @@ SHELL=/bin/bash
 
 # configurable options
 
-SOURCES_DIR := ./src
+ifndef ($(SOURCES_DIR))
-TESTS_DIR := ./tests
+	SOURCES_DIR := ./src
-BUILD_DIR := ./build
+endif
+
+ifndef ($(TESTS_DIR))
+	TESTS_DIR := ./tests
+endif
+
+ifndef ($(BUILD_DIR))
+	BUILD_DIR := ./build
+endif
 
 CC := gcc
 CXX := g++
@@ -49,14 +57,20 @@ 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
 
-$(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)/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)/icfs
@@ -71,7 +85,7 @@ $(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
@@ -83,6 +97,19 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/temp_permissions_table.o: $(SOURCES_DIR)/temp_permissions_table.c $
 $(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:
+CLEAN_TARGETS=clean-icfs
-	rm $(BUILD_DIR)/*.o $(BUILD_DIR)/icfs*
+
+ifneq ($(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))

README.md

@@ -15,15 +15,19 @@ 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]`

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

src/fuse_operations.c

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
   See the file LICENSE.
 */
 
+#include "real_filename.h"
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #define FUSE_USE_VERSION 31
 
@@ -37,66 +39,11 @@
 #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"
 
-const char *get_process_name_by_pid(const int pid) {
-  char path[1024];
-  sprintf(path, "/proc/%d/exe", pid);
-
-  char *name = realpath(path, NULL);
-  if (name == NULL) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Could not get process name by pid %d", pid);
-    perror("");
-  }
-
-  /*
-  size_t namelen = 32;
-  ssize_t readret = 0;
-  char *name = NULL;
-  while (namelen >= (size_t)readret && readret > 0) {
-    namelen *= 2;
-    name = calloc(namelen, sizeof(char));
-    if (name == NULL) {
-      free(path);
-      fprintf(stderr, "Could not get get process name by pid %d", pid);
-      perror("");
-      return NULL;
-    }
-    readret = readlink(path, name, namelen);
-    if (readret < 0) {
-      free(name);
-      free(path);
-      fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't get process name by pid %d", pid);
-      perror("");
-      return NULL;
-    }
-    if (namelen >= (size_t)readret) {
-      free(name);
-    }
-  }
-  */
-
-  return name;
-
-  /*
-  FILE *file = fopen(path, "r");
-  if (file) {
-    size_t size = 0;
-    size = fread(path, sizeof(char), 1024, file);
-    if (size > 0) {
-      if ('\n' == path[size - 1]) {
-        path[size - 1] = '\0';
-      }
-    }
-    fclose(file);
-  }
-  */
-}
-
-// TODO: move this somewhere else
-const char *real_filename(const char *filename) { return filename; }
-
 static void *xmp_init(struct fuse_conn_info *conn, struct fuse_config *cfg) {
   (void)conn;
   cfg->use_ino = 1;
@@ -120,6 +67,8 @@ static void *xmp_init(struct fuse_conn_info *conn, struct fuse_config *cfg) {
   cfg->attr_timeout = 0;
   cfg->negative_timeout = 0;
   fprintf(stderr, "%d\n", getpid());
+  assert(get_mountpoint() != NULL);
+  init_garbage_collector();
 
   return NULL;
 }
@@ -157,7 +106,7 @@ static int xmp_access(const char *path, int mask) {
 
     // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
 
-    if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), proc_info, 0)) {
+    if (!interactive_access(path, proc_info, 0)) {
       free((void *)proc_info.name);
       return -EACCES;
     }
@@ -323,7 +272,7 @@ static int xmp_unlink(const char *path) {
 
   // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
 
-  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi, 0)) {
+  if (!interactive_access(path, pi, 0)) {
     free(pi.name);
     return -EACCES;
   }
@@ -371,15 +320,14 @@ static int xmp_rename(const char *from, const char *to, unsigned int flags) {
 
   // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
 
-  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(from), pi, 0)) {
+  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 &&
+  if (source_access(to, F_OK) == 0 && !interactive_access(to, pi, 0)) {
-      !interactive_access(real_filename(to), pi, 0)) {
     free(pi.name);
     return -EACCES;
   }
@@ -402,7 +350,7 @@ static int xmp_link(const char *from, const char *to) {
   pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
 
   // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
-  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(from), pi, 0)) {
+  if (!interactive_access(from, pi, 0)) {
     free(pi.name);
     return -EACCES;
   }
@@ -427,7 +375,7 @@ static int xmp_chmod(const char *path, mode_t mode, struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
   pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
 
   // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
-  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi, 0)) {
+  if (!interactive_access(path, pi, 0)) {
     free(pi.name);
     return -EACCES;
   }
@@ -458,7 +406,7 @@ static int xmp_chown(const char *path, uid_t uid, gid_t gid,
   pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
 
   // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
-  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi, 0)) {
+  if (!interactive_access(path, pi, 0)) {
     free(pi.name);
     return -EACCES;
   }
@@ -518,7 +466,7 @@ static int xmp_create(const char *path, mode_t mode,
 
   // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
 
-  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi, GRANT_PERM)) {
+  if (!interactive_access(path, pi, GRANT_PERM)) {
     free(pi.name);
     return -EACCES;
   }
@@ -542,7 +490,7 @@ static int xmp_open(const char *path, struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
   pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
 
   // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
-  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi, 0)) {
+  if (!interactive_access(path, pi, 0)) {
     free(pi.name);
     return -EACCES;
   }

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

src/gui/icfs_dialogue.c

@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+#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");
+  }
+
+  // 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;
+}

src/main.c

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   ret = fuse_main(argc - 1, argv, get_fuse_operations(), NULL);
 
   free((void *)mountpoint);
+  source_destroy();
   destroy_ui_socket();
   return ret;
 }

src/perm_permissions_table.c

@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 */
 
 #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>
@@ -23,15 +26,15 @@
 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 = 2;
+const int column_count = 3;
-const char *const schema[] = {"executable", "filename"};
+const char *const schema[] = {"executable", "filename", "mode"};
-const char *const types[] = {"TEXT", "TEXT"};
+const char *const types[] = {"TEXT", "TEXT", "INTEGER"};
-uid_t ruid, euid, current_pid;
+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_pid == ruid)
+  if (current_uid == ruid)
     return;
 
   int status = -1;
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ void set_db_fsuid() {
 
 void set_real_fsuid() {
   pthread_mutex_lock(&uid_switch);
-  if (current_pid == ruid)
+  if (current_uid == ruid)
     return;
 
   int status = -1;
@@ -69,9 +72,10 @@ static int check_table_col_schema(void *notused, int argc, char **argv,
   }
   int column_num = atoi(argv[0]);
   if (column_num >= column_count) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Table contains more columns than expected.\n");
+    fprintf(stderr, "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;
@@ -81,17 +85,29 @@ static int check_table_col_schema(void *notused, int argc, char **argv,
 }
 
 static int set_flag(void *flag, int argc, char **argv, char **colname) {
-  (void)argc;
-  (void)argv;
   (void)colname;
-  *(int *)flag = 1;
+
+  if (argc < 3) {
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "Unexpected amount of arguments given to the callback: %d.\n",
+            argc);
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if (atoi(argv[2])) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Third column was: %s\n", argv[2]);
+    *(int *)flag = 1;
+  } else {
+    *(int *)flag = -1;
+  }
   return 0;
 }
 
 int create_database_schema() {
   fprintf(stderr, "Creating table 'permissions'.\n");
-  const char *create_query = "CREATE TABLE permissions(executable TEXT NOT "
+  const char *create_query =
-                             "NULL, filename TEXT NOT NULL);";
+      "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);
 
@@ -179,44 +195,93 @@ int init_perm_permissions_table(const char *db_filename) {
 /**
  * Destroys the permanent permissions table.
  */
-void destroy_perm_permissions_table() { sqlite3_close(perm_database); }
+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
- * @pram pi: The process information
+ * @param pi: The process information
- * @return: 0 if access is denied, 1 if access is allowed
+ * @return: access status - ALLOW, DENY or NDEF in case if no information was
+ * found
  */
-int check_perm_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
+access_t check_perm_access_noparent(const char *filename,
-  size_t query_len =
+                                    struct process_info pi) {
-      56 + strlen(table_name) + strlen(filename) + strlen(pi.name);
+
-  const char *query = malloc(query_len);
+  char *query = NULL;
-  size_t should_be_written = snprintf(
+  int ret = asprintf(&query,
-      query, query_len,
+                     "SELECT * FROM %s WHERE executable = \'%s\' "
-      "SELECT * FROM %s WHERE executable = \'%s\' AND filename = \'%s\';",
+                     "AND ((\'%s\' LIKE CONCAT(filename, \'%%\') AND filename "
-      table_name, pi.name, filename);
+                     "GLOB \'*/\') OR filename = \'%s\');",
-  // -1 for the \0
+                     table_name, pi.name, filename, filename);
-  if (should_be_written != query_len - 1) {
+  fprintf(stderr, "query: %s\n", query);
-    fprintf(stderr,
+
-            "Unexpected query size while permanent access rule check: "
+  if (ret < 0) {
-            "Expected %lu, but snprintf returned %lu. The query: %s\n",
+    // If asprintf fails, the contents of query are undefined (see man
-            query_len, should_be_written, query);
+    // asprintf). That does not explicitly rule out that query will be a valid
-    return 0;
+    // pointer. But the risk of freeing a non-allocated pointer is too much to
+    // justify preparing for this.
+    fprintf(stderr, "Could not create query on access check");
+    perror("");
+    return NDEF;
   }
 
   char *sqlite_error = NULL;
   int flag = 0;
-  int ret = sqlite3_exec(perm_database, query, set_flag, &flag, &sqlite_error);
+  ret = sqlite3_exec(perm_database, query, set_flag, &flag, &sqlite_error);
+  free((void *)query);
   if (ret != SQLITE_OK) {
     fprintf(stderr, "SQLite returned an error: %s\n", sqlite_error);
     sqlite3_free(sqlite_error);
-    free(query);
+    return NDEF;
-    return 0;
   }
 
-  free(query);
+  if (flag == 1) {
-  return flag;
+    return ALLOW;
+  }
+  if (flag == -1) {
+    return DENY;
+  }
+  return NDEF;
+}
+
+/**
+ * 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) {
+    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_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;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -226,31 +291,38 @@ int check_perm_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
  * @param pi: The process information
  * @return: 0 on success, 1 on failure
  */
-int give_perm_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
+int set_perm_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi,
-  size_t query_len =
+                    set_mode_t mode) {
-      30 + strlen(table_name) + strlen(filename) + strlen(pi.name);
+  char *query = NULL;
-  const char *query = malloc(query_len);
+  int ret = -1;
-  size_t should_be_written =
+  if (mode == SET_ALLOW) {
-      snprintf(query, query_len, "INSERT INTO %s VALUES (\'%s\', \'%s\');",
+    ret = asprintf(&query, "INSERT INTO %s VALUES (\'%s\', \'%s\', TRUE);",
-               table_name, pi.name, filename);
+                   table_name, pi.name, filename);
-  // -1 for the \0
+  } else if (mode == SET_DENY) {
-  if (should_be_written != query_len - 1) {
+    ret = asprintf(&query, "INSERT INTO %s VALUES (\'%s\', \'%s\', FALSE);",
-    fprintf(stderr,
+                   table_name, pi.name, filename);
-            "Unexpected query size while permanent access rule insertion: "
+  } else {
-            "Expected %lu, but snprintf returned %lu\n",
+    return 1;
-            query_len, should_be_written);
+  }
+
+  if (ret < 0) {
+    // If asprintf fails, the contents of query are undefined (see man
+    // asprintf). That does not explicitly rule out that query will be a valid
+    // pointer. But the risk of freeing a non-allocated pointer is too much to
+    // justify preparing for this.
+    fprintf(stderr, "Could not create query on rule insertion");
+    perror("");
     return 1;
   }
 
   char *sqlite_error = NULL;
-  int ret = sqlite3_exec(perm_database, query, NULL, NULL, &sqlite_error);
+  ret = sqlite3_exec(perm_database, query, NULL, NULL, &sqlite_error);
+  free(query);
   if (ret != SQLITE_OK) {
     fprintf(stderr, "SQLite returned an error: %s\n", sqlite_error);
     sqlite3_free(sqlite_error);
-    free(query);
     return 1;
   }
 
-  free(query);
   return 0;
 }

src/perm_permissions_table.h

@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 #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.
@@ -28,18 +30,22 @@ 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
- * @pram pi: The process information
+ * @param pi: The process information
- * @return: 0 if access is denied, 1 if access is allowed
+ * @return: access status - ALLOW, DENY or NDEF in case if no information was
+ * found
  */
-int check_perm_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi);
+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
- * @return: 0 on success, -1 on failure
+ * @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 give_perm_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi);
+int set_perm_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi,
+                    set_mode_t mode);
 
 #endif // #ifdef PERM_PERMISSION_TABLE_H

src/proc_operations.c

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+  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 <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+char *get_process_name_by_pid(const int pid) {
+  char path[1024];
+  sprintf(path, "/proc/%d/exe", pid);
+
+  char *name = realpath(path, NULL);
+  if (name == NULL) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Could not get process name by pid %d", pid);
+    perror("");
+  }
+  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("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
+}

src/proc_operations.h

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+  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);
+
+#endif // !PROC_OPERATIONS

src/process_info.h

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 struct process_info {
   pid_t PID;
-  const char *name;
+  char *name;
 };
 
 #endif // PROCESS_INFO_H

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

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

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;
 
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ 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("Malloc failed");
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  strcpy(handle.mountpoint, root_path);
+
   int root_fd = open(root_path, O_PATH);
 
   if (root_fd == -1) {
@@ -43,6 +51,32 @@ 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, "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);

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. */

src/temp_permissions_table.c

@@ -7,21 +7,30 @@
 */
 
 #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_mutex_t temp_permissions_table_lock;
+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
@@ -33,8 +42,8 @@ pthread_mutex_t temp_permissions_table_lock;
  * never really equal to 0, it exceptionally unlikely.
  */
 unsigned long long get_process_creation_time(pid_t pid) {
-  char path[32];
+  char path[256];
-  FILE *fp;
+  FILE *fp = NULL;
   unsigned long long creation_time = 0;
 
   // Construct the path to the process's status file
@@ -67,96 +76,146 @@ unsigned long long get_process_creation_time(pid_t pid) {
   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() {
+int init_temp_permissions_table(void) {
-  pthread_mutex_init(&temp_permissions_table_lock, PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT);
   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
+ * @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 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);
-  pthread_mutex_destroy(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
 }
 
 /**
  * Checks if the process has a temporary access to the file.
  *
  * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
- * @pram pid: PID of the process
+ * @param pid: PID of the process
- * @return: 0 if access is denied, 1 if access is allowed
+ * @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) {
-int check_temp_access_noparent(const char *filename, pid_t pid) {
   // TODO: more efficient locking
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+  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("Could not retrieve process creation time");
-      pthread_mutex_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+      pthread_rwlock_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
-      return 0;
+      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);
+      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))) {
+          pthread_rwlock_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+          return DENY;
+        }
+      }
       for_each(&permission_entry->allowed_files, allowed_file) {
-        if (strncmp(*allowed_file, filename, strlen(filename)) == 0) {
+        size_t allowed_file_len = strlen(*allowed_file);
-          pthread_mutex_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+        if (strncmp(*allowed_file, filename, allowed_file_len) == 0 &&
-          return 1;
+            ((allowed_file_len < filename_len &&
+              (*allowed_file)[allowed_file_len - 1] == '/') ||
+             (allowed_file_len == filename_len))) {
+          pthread_rwlock_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+          return ALLOW;
         }
       }
     }
   }
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+  pthread_rwlock_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
-  return 0;
+  return NDEF;
-}
-
-/**
- * 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("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
 }
 
 /**
@@ -164,33 +223,38 @@ pid_t get_parent_pid(pid_t pid) {
  * file.
  *
  * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
- * @pram pi: The process information
+ * @param pi: The process information
- * @return: 0 if access is denied, 1 if access is allowed
+ * @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.
  */
-int check_temp_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
+access_t check_temp_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
   pid_t current_pid = pi.PID;
   while (current_pid != 0) {
-    if (check_temp_access_noparent(filename, current_pid)) {
+    access_t access = check_temp_access_noparent(filename, current_pid);
-      return 1;
+    if (access != NDEF) {
+      return access;
     }
     current_pid = get_parent_pid(current_pid);
   }
 
-  return 0;
+  return NDEF;
 }
 
 /**
- * Gives temporary access to the process to the file.
+ * 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
- * @return: 0 on success, -1 on failure (e.g. ENOMEM)
+ * @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 give_temp_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
+int set_temp_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi,
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+                    set_mode_t mode) {
+  pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
   struct temp_process_permissions *permission_entry =
       get(&temp_permissions_table, pi.PID);
 
@@ -200,15 +264,21 @@ int give_temp_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
         get_process_creation_time(pi.PID);
     if (process_creation_time == 0) {
       perror("Could not retrieve process creation time");
-      pthread_mutex_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+      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
-      push(&permission_entry->allowed_files, strdup(filename));
+      if (mode == SET_ALLOW) {
-      pthread_mutex_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+        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
@@ -223,10 +293,16 @@ int give_temp_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi) {
 
   new_permission_entry.creation_time = get_process_creation_time(pi.PID);
   init(&new_permission_entry.allowed_files);
-  push(&new_permission_entry.allowed_files, strdup(filename));
+  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_mutex_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
+  pthread_rwlock_unlock(&temp_permissions_table_lock);
   return 0;
 }

src/temp_permissions_table.h

@@ -1,39 +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();
+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
+ * @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 destroy_temp_permissions_table(void);
 
 /**
- * Checks if the process has a temporary access to the file.
+ * 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: 0 if access is denied, 1 if access is allowed
+ * @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.
  */
-int check_temp_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi);
+access_t check_temp_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi);
 
 /**
- * Gives temporary access to the process to the file.
+ * 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
- * @return: 0 on success, -1 on failure (e.g. ENOMEM)
+ * @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 give_temp_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi);
+int set_temp_access(const char *filename, struct process_info pi,
+                    set_mode_t mode);
 
 #endif // !TEMP_PERMISSIONS_TABLE_H

src/ui-socket.c

@@ -6,13 +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 <assert.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -21,7 +26,14 @@
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#define ZENITY_TEMP_ALLOW_MESSAGE "Allow this time\n"
+#define DIALOGUE_YES 0
+#define DIALOGUE_NO 1
+#define DIALOGUE_PERM 2
+
+struct dialogue_response {
+  access_t decision;
+  char *filename;
+};
 
 int init_ui_socket(const char *perm_permissions_db_filename) {
   FILE *fp = NULL;
@@ -36,8 +48,8 @@ int init_ui_socket(const char *perm_permissions_db_filename) {
     return 1;
   }
 
-  // Test if Zenity is installed (get version)
+  // Test if dialogue is installed (get version)
-  fp = popen("zenity --version", "r");
+  fp = popen("icfs_dialogue --version", "r");
   if (fp == NULL) {
     perror("Pipe returned an error");
     return 1;
@@ -58,49 +70,85 @@ void destroy_ui_socket(void) {
  *
  * @param filename: The file that the process is trying to access
  * @param pi: The process information
- * @return: 0 if access is denied, 1 if access is allowed, 2 if access is
+ * @return: access status - ALLOW, DENY or ALLOW_TEMP
  * allowed for the runtime of the process
  */
-int ask_access(const char *filename, struct process_info proc_info) {
+struct dialogue_response ask_access(const char *filename,
+                                    struct process_info proc_info) {
   FILE *fp = NULL;
-  size_t command_len =
+  char *command = NULL;
-      139 + sizeof(pid_t) * 8 + strlen(proc_info.name) + strlen(filename);
+  int ret = asprintf(&command, "icfs_dialogue \"%d\" \"%s\" \"%s\" \"%s\"",
-  char *command = (char *)malloc(command_len);
+                     proc_info.PID, proc_info.name, get_mountpoint(), filename);
-  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>\"",
-           proc_info.name, proc_info.PID, filename);
 
-  // Zenity Question Message Popup
+  struct dialogue_response response;
+  response.decision = DENY;
+  response.filename = NULL;
+
+  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, "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;
+    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
+  str(char) dialogue_output;
-  // write it to `stdout`, but the exit code will still be `1`. So, we need
+  init(&dialogue_output);
-  // to manually check the output.
+
-  char buffer[sizeof(ZENITY_TEMP_ALLOW_MESSAGE) + 1];
+  char line[1024]; // Buffer to read individual lines
-  while (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fp)) {
+
-    printf("%s", buffer);
+  // Read the command output line by line
-    if (strcmp(buffer, ZENITY_TEMP_ALLOW_MESSAGE) == 0) {
+  while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), fp)) {
-      pclose(fp);
+    push_fmt(&dialogue_output, line);
-      return 2;
-    }
   }
 
-  int zenity_exit_code = WEXITSTATUS(pclose(fp));
+  int dialogue_exit_code = WEXITSTATUS(pclose(fp));
-  fprintf(stderr, "zenity returned %d\n", zenity_exit_code);
+  fprintf(stderr, "dialogue wrote out %s\n", first(&dialogue_output));
-  // zenity returns 1 on "No" >:(
+  fprintf(stderr, "dialogue returned %d\n", dialogue_exit_code);
-  if (zenity_exit_code == 0) {
+
-    return 1;
+  if (size(&dialogue_output) == 0) {
+    push(&dialogue_output, '/');
   }
 
-  return 0;
+  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);
+
+  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;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -110,44 +158,123 @@ int ask_access(const char *filename, struct process_info proc_info) {
  * 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 proc_info,
                        int opts) {
+  char *real_path = real_filename(filename);
 
-  if (check_temp_access(filename, proc_info) ||
+  access_t access = check_temp_access(real_path, proc_info);
-      check_perm_access(filename, proc_info)) {
+  if (access == ALLOW) {
-    // access was already granted before
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "Permission allowed to %s based on a rule present in the temp "
+            "permission table.\n",
+            proc_info.name);
+    free(real_path);
     return 1;
   }
+  if (access == DENY) {
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "Permission denied to %s based on a rule present in the temp "
+            "permission table.\n",
+            proc_info.name);
+    free(real_path);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  access = check_perm_access(real_path, proc_info);
+  if (access == ALLOW) {
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "Permission allowed to %s based on a rule present in the perm "
+            "permission table.\n",
+            proc_info.name);
+    free(real_path);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  if (access == DENY) {
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "Permission denied to %s based on a rule present in the perm "
+            "permission table.\n",
+            proc_info.name);
+    free(real_path);
+    return 0;
+  }
 
   // if noth GRANT_TEMP and GRANT_PERM are selected, then only permanent
   // permissions are granted
 
   if (opts & GRANT_PERM) {
-    give_perm_access(filename, proc_info);
+    fprintf(stderr, "Permission granted permanently to %s.\n", proc_info.name);
+    set_perm_access(real_path, proc_info, SET_ALLOW);
+    free(real_path);
     return 1;
   }
   if (opts & GRANT_TEMP) {
-    give_temp_access(filename, proc_info);
+    fprintf(stderr, "Permission granted temporarily to %s.\n", proc_info.name);
+    set_temp_access(real_path, proc_info, SET_ALLOW);
+    free(real_path);
     return 1;
   }
 
-  int user_response = ask_access(filename, proc_info);
+  struct dialogue_response response = ask_access(filename, proc_info);
-  if (user_response == 1) {
+  // fprintf(stderr, "%s", response.filename);
-    // user said "yes"
+  // assert(0 != strlen(response.filename));
-    give_perm_access(filename, proc_info);
+
+  // 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, "Filename returned by zenty wasn't correct: %s\n",
+            response.filename);
+    free(response.filename);
+    response = ask_access(filename, proc_info);
+  }
+
+  free(real_path);
+
+  real_path = real_filename(response.filename);
+  free(response.filename);
+
+  if (response.decision == ALLOW) {
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "Permission granted permanently to %s based on zenty response.\n",
+            proc_info.name);
+    set_perm_access(real_path, proc_info, SET_ALLOW);
+    free(real_path);
     return 1;
   }
 
-  if (user_response == 2) {
+  if (response.decision == ALLOW_TEMP) {
-    // user said "yes, but only this time"
+    fprintf(stderr,
-    give_temp_access(filename, proc_info);
+            "Permission granted temporarily to %s based on zenty response.\n",
+            proc_info.name);
+    set_temp_access(real_path, proc_info, SET_ALLOW);
+    free(real_path);
     return 1;
   }
 
-  // otherwise "no"
+  if (response.decision == DENY_TEMP) {
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "Permission denied temporarily to %s based on zenty response.\n",
+            proc_info.name);
+    set_temp_access(real_path, proc_info, SET_DENY);
+    free(real_path);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  if (response.decision == DENY) {
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "Permission denied permanently to %s based on zenty response.\n",
+            proc_info.name);
+    set_perm_access(real_path, proc_info, SET_DENY);
+    free(real_path);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  free(real_path);
+  // deny on unknown options.
   return 0;
 }

src/ui-socket.h

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void destroy_ui_socket(void);
  * 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
  */

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

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 255 # TODO: call actual zenity here

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)

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);
+}

test/test.bash

@@ -9,6 +9,24 @@ touch ./protected/do-not-remove ./protected/should-be-removed ./protected/truth
 chmod 777 ./protected/perm777 ./protected/perm000
 echo "Free code, free world." >./protected/motto
 
+mkdir protected/haystack
+for i in {1..10}; do
+  touch "./protected/haystack/hay$i"
+done
+touch ./protected/haystack/needle
+echo "Liberty in every line." >./protected/haystack/needle
+
+rm -rf ./openers
+mkdir openers
+make -C ./opener || (
+  echo "Could not make the opener program."
+  exit 1
+)
+for i in {1..10}; do
+  cp ./opener/opener "./openers/opener$i"
+  ln --symbolic "$(realpath "./openers/opener$i")" "./openers/symlinked_opener$i"
+done
+
 # set up the fake-zenity
 
 PATH="$(realpath ./mock/):$PATH"
@@ -28,7 +46,8 @@ if [[ $1 == "--setuid" ]]; then
 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 -s ../build/icfs -o default_permissions ./protected ./.pt.db &
+  #valgrind --leak-check=full -s ../build/icfs -o default_permissions -o debug ./protected ./.pt.db 2>&1 | grep "==\|zenity\|Permission\|column\|callback" &
+  valgrind --leak-check=full -s ../build/icfs -o default_permissions ./protected ./.pt.db &
   sleep 5
 fi
 
@@ -39,96 +58,156 @@ fi
 
 # create files
 
-zenity --set-fake-response no
+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
 
-zenity --set-fake-response yes_tmp
+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
 
-zenity --set-fake-response no
+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
+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 write to protected/truth despite access being permitted!" # OK
 
 # Read files
 
-zenity --set-fake-response no
+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
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response yes
 cat ./protected/motto >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
   echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
   echo "[ICFS-TEST]: echo cannot create protected/this-only despite access being permitted!" # "Free code, free world."
 
 # remove files
 
-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
 
-zenity --set-fake-response no
+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
-zenity --set-fake-response yes_tmp
+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
 
-zenity --set-fake-response no
+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
-zenity --set-fake-response yes_tmp
+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
 
-zenity --set-fake-response yes
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response yes_perm
-cat ./protected/motto >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
+openers/opener1 ./protected/motto >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
   echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
-  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: echo cannot read protected/motto despite access being permitted!" # OK
+  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: openers/opener1 cannot read protected/motto despite access being permitted!" # OK
 
-zenity --set-fake-response no # this should be ignored
+icfs_dialogue --set-fake-response no # this should be ignored
-cat ./protected/motto >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
+openers/opener1 ./protected/motto >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
   echo "[ICFS-TEST]: OK" ||
-  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: echo cannot read protected/motto despite access being permitted!" # 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 [[ -r "./.pt.db" || -w "./.pt.db" ]]; then
+if [[ $1 == '--setuid' ]]; then
-  echo "[ICFS-TEST]: permanent permissions is accessible!"
+  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]: OK"
+  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
 
 # unmount
 
 sleep 0.5
 #lsof +f -- $(realpath ./protected)
-umount $(realpath ./protected)
+umount "$(realpath ./protected)"
-sleep 0.5
+sleep 2