.th security_cat_type IIa 4/21/86
.sh NAME
security_cat_type \- security categories
.sh SYNOPSIS
 security_cat_type = (
.nf
         security_cat_0,         security_cat_1,
         security_cat_2,         security_cat_3,
         security_cat_4,         security_cat_5,
         security_cat_6,         security_cat_7,
         security_cat_8,         security_cat_9,
         security_cat_10,        security_cat_11,
         security_cat_12,        security_cat_13,
         security_cat_14,        security_cat_15 
         );
.fi
.sh DESCRIPTION
There are a 16 possible security categories on a KSOS system.  These
categories are defined in the security_cat_type enumerated type.  The
security categories form an ordered set which, along with the integrity
category and security compartments, control access to and from the
objects of the system.  If object A has a higher security category than
object B then:
.nf

	A    can read          B
	A    cannot write      B

	B    cannot read       A
	B    can write         A

.fi
.sh "SEE ALSO"
compart_set(IIa),
integrity_cat_type(IIa)
