diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/index.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/index.rst
index 031df47a7c19..8be8b1979194 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/index.rst
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ place where this information is gathered.
    sysfs-platform_profile
    vduse
    futex2
+   lsm
 
 .. only::  subproject and html
 
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 97f51d5ec1cf..f1d41fd9159a 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -19511,6 +19511,7 @@ L:	linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org (suggested Cc:)
 S:	Supported
 W:	http://kernsec.org/
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/pcmoore/lsm.git
+F:	include/uapi/linux/lsm.h
 F:	security/
 X:	security/selinux/
 
diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
index dcb5e5b5eb13..7f0adb33caaa 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ struct security_hook_heads {
 	#undef LSM_HOOK
 } __randomize_layout;
 
+/**
+ * struct lsm_id - Identify a Linux Security Module.
+ * @lsm: name of the LSM, must be approved by the LSM maintainers
+ * @id: LSM ID number from uapi/linux/lsm.h
+ *
+ * Contains the information that identifies the LSM.
+ */
+struct lsm_id {
+	const char	*name;
+	u64		id;
+};
+
 /*
  * Security module hook list structure.
  * For use with generic list macros for common operations.
@@ -50,7 +62,7 @@ struct security_hook_list {
 	struct hlist_node		list;
 	struct hlist_head		*head;
 	union security_list_options	hook;
-	const char			*lsm;
+	const struct lsm_id		*lsmid;
 } __randomize_layout;
 
 /*
@@ -104,7 +116,7 @@ extern struct security_hook_heads security_hook_heads;
 extern char *lsm_names;
 
 extern void security_add_hooks(struct security_hook_list *hooks, int count,
-				const char *lsm);
+			       const struct lsm_id *lsmid);
 
 #define LSM_FLAG_LEGACY_MAJOR	BIT(0)
 #define LSM_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE	BIT(1)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/lsm.h b/include/uapi/linux/lsm.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f27c9a9cc376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/lsm.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */
+/*
+ * Linux Security Modules (LSM) - User space API
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_LSM_H
+#define _UAPI_LINUX_LSM_H
+
+/*
+ * ID tokens to identify Linux Security Modules (LSMs)
+ *
+ * These token values are used to uniquely identify specific LSMs
+ * in the kernel as well as in the kernel's LSM userspace API.
+ *
+ * A value of zero/0 is considered undefined and should not be used
+ * outside the kernel. Values 1-99 are reserved for potential
+ * future use.
+ */
+#define LSM_ID_UNDEF		0
+#define LSM_ID_CAPABILITY	100
+#define LSM_ID_SELINUX		101
+#define LSM_ID_SMACK		102
+#define LSM_ID_TOMOYO		103
+#define LSM_ID_IMA		104
+#define LSM_ID_APPARMOR		105
+#define LSM_ID_YAMA		106
+#define LSM_ID_LOADPIN		107
+#define LSM_ID_SAFESETID	108
+#define LSM_ID_LOCKDOWN		109
+#define LSM_ID_BPF		110
+#define LSM_ID_LANDLOCK		111
+
+/*
+ * LSM_ATTR_XXX definitions identify different LSM attributes
+ * which are used in the kernel's LSM userspace API. Support
+ * for these attributes vary across the different LSMs. None
+ * are required.
+ *
+ * A value of zero/0 is considered undefined and should not be used
+ * outside the kernel. Values 1-99 are reserved for potential
+ * future use.
+ */
+#define LSM_ATTR_UNDEF		0
+#define LSM_ATTR_CURRENT	100
+#define LSM_ATTR_EXEC		101
+#define LSM_ATTR_FSCREATE	102
+#define LSM_ATTR_KEYCREATE	103
+#define LSM_ATTR_PREV		104
+#define LSM_ATTR_SOCKCREATE	105
+
+#endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_LSM_H */
diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index 4981bdf02993..093da0a9dbd8 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/zstd.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/mount.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 
 #include "include/apparmor.h"
 #include "include/apparmorfs.h"
@@ -1385,6 +1386,11 @@ struct lsm_blob_sizes apparmor_blob_sizes __ro_after_init = {
 	.lbs_task = sizeof(struct aa_task_ctx),
 };
 
+const struct lsm_id apparmor_lsmid = {
+	.name = "apparmor",
+	.id = LSM_ID_APPARMOR,
+};
+
 static struct security_hook_list apparmor_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(ptrace_access_check, apparmor_ptrace_access_check),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(ptrace_traceme, apparmor_ptrace_traceme),
@@ -2202,7 +2208,7 @@ static int __init apparmor_init(void)
 		goto buffers_out;
 	}
 	security_add_hooks(apparmor_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(apparmor_hooks),
-				"apparmor");
+				&apparmor_lsmid);
 
 	/* Report that AppArmor successfully initialized */
 	apparmor_initialized = 1;
diff --git a/security/bpf/hooks.c b/security/bpf/hooks.c
index cfaf1d0e6a5f..91011e0c361a 100644
--- a/security/bpf/hooks.c
+++ b/security/bpf/hooks.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 #include <linux/lsm_hooks.h>
 #include <linux/bpf_lsm.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 
 static struct security_hook_list bpf_lsm_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	#define LSM_HOOK(RET, DEFAULT, NAME, ...) \
@@ -15,9 +16,15 @@ static struct security_hook_list bpf_lsm_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(task_free, bpf_task_storage_free),
 };
 
+const struct lsm_id bpf_lsmid = {
+	.name = "bpf",
+	.id = LSM_ID_BPF,
+};
+
 static int __init bpf_lsm_init(void)
 {
-	security_add_hooks(bpf_lsm_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(bpf_lsm_hooks), "bpf");
+	security_add_hooks(bpf_lsm_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(bpf_lsm_hooks),
+			   &bpf_lsmid);
 	pr_info("LSM support for eBPF active\n");
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 8e8c630ce204..a64c0c8592bb 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/binfmts.h>
 #include <linux/personality.h>
 #include <linux/mnt_idmapping.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 
 /*
  * If a non-root user executes a setuid-root binary in
@@ -1440,6 +1441,11 @@ int cap_mmap_file(struct file *file, unsigned long reqprot,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
 
+const struct lsm_id capability_lsmid = {
+	.name = "capability",
+	.id = LSM_ID_CAPABILITY,
+};
+
 static struct security_hook_list capability_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(capable, cap_capable),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(settime, cap_settime),
@@ -1464,7 +1470,7 @@ static struct security_hook_list capability_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 static int __init capability_init(void)
 {
 	security_add_hooks(capability_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(capability_hooks),
-				"capability");
+			   &capability_lsmid);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/security/landlock/cred.c b/security/landlock/cred.c
index 13dff2a31545..786af18c4a1c 100644
--- a/security/landlock/cred.c
+++ b/security/landlock/cred.c
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ static struct security_hook_list landlock_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 __init void landlock_add_cred_hooks(void)
 {
 	security_add_hooks(landlock_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(landlock_hooks),
-			   LANDLOCK_NAME);
+			   &landlock_lsmid);
 }
diff --git a/security/landlock/fs.c b/security/landlock/fs.c
index bc7c126deea2..490655d09b43 100644
--- a/security/landlock/fs.c
+++ b/security/landlock/fs.c
@@ -1223,5 +1223,5 @@ static struct security_hook_list landlock_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 __init void landlock_add_fs_hooks(void)
 {
 	security_add_hooks(landlock_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(landlock_hooks),
-			   LANDLOCK_NAME);
+			   &landlock_lsmid);
 }
diff --git a/security/landlock/net.c b/security/landlock/net.c
index aaa92c2b1f08..efa1b644a4af 100644
--- a/security/landlock/net.c
+++ b/security/landlock/net.c
@@ -196,5 +196,5 @@ static struct security_hook_list landlock_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 __init void landlock_add_net_hooks(void)
 {
 	security_add_hooks(landlock_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(landlock_hooks),
-			   LANDLOCK_NAME);
+			   &landlock_lsmid);
 }
diff --git a/security/landlock/ptrace.c b/security/landlock/ptrace.c
index 8a06d6c492bf..2bfc533d36e4 100644
--- a/security/landlock/ptrace.c
+++ b/security/landlock/ptrace.c
@@ -116,5 +116,5 @@ static struct security_hook_list landlock_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 __init void landlock_add_ptrace_hooks(void)
 {
 	security_add_hooks(landlock_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(landlock_hooks),
-			   LANDLOCK_NAME);
+			   &landlock_lsmid);
 }
diff --git a/security/landlock/setup.c b/security/landlock/setup.c
index 3e11d303542f..f6dd33143b7f 100644
--- a/security/landlock/setup.c
+++ b/security/landlock/setup.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/lsm_hooks.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 
 #include "common.h"
 #include "cred.h"
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@ struct lsm_blob_sizes landlock_blob_sizes __ro_after_init = {
 	.lbs_superblock = sizeof(struct landlock_superblock_security),
 };
 
+const struct lsm_id landlock_lsmid = {
+	.name = LANDLOCK_NAME,
+	.id = LSM_ID_LANDLOCK,
+};
+
 static int __init landlock_init(void)
 {
 	landlock_add_cred_hooks();
diff --git a/security/landlock/setup.h b/security/landlock/setup.h
index 1daffab1ab4b..c4252d46d49d 100644
--- a/security/landlock/setup.h
+++ b/security/landlock/setup.h
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
 extern bool landlock_initialized;
 
 extern struct lsm_blob_sizes landlock_blob_sizes;
+extern const struct lsm_id landlock_lsmid;
 
 #endif /* _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_SETUP_H */
diff --git a/security/loadpin/loadpin.c b/security/loadpin/loadpin.c
index a9d40456a064..d682a851de58 100644
--- a/security/loadpin/loadpin.c
+++ b/security/loadpin/loadpin.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/string_helpers.h>
 #include <linux/dm-verity-loadpin.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/loadpin.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 
 #define VERITY_DIGEST_FILE_HEADER "# LOADPIN_TRUSTED_VERITY_ROOT_DIGESTS"
 
@@ -208,6 +209,11 @@ static int loadpin_load_data(enum kernel_load_data_id id, bool contents)
 	return loadpin_check(NULL, (enum kernel_read_file_id) id);
 }
 
+const struct lsm_id loadpin_lsmid = {
+	.name = "loadpin",
+	.id = LSM_ID_LOADPIN,
+};
+
 static struct security_hook_list loadpin_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(sb_free_security, loadpin_sb_free_security),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(kernel_read_file, loadpin_read_file),
@@ -259,7 +265,8 @@ static int __init loadpin_init(void)
 	if (!register_sysctl("kernel/loadpin", loadpin_sysctl_table))
 		pr_notice("sysctl registration failed!\n");
 #endif
-	security_add_hooks(loadpin_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(loadpin_hooks), "loadpin");
+	security_add_hooks(loadpin_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(loadpin_hooks),
+			   &loadpin_lsmid);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
index 68d19632aeb7..cd84d8ea1dfb 100644
--- a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
+++ b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/lsm_hooks.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 
 static enum lockdown_reason kernel_locked_down;
 
@@ -75,6 +76,11 @@ static struct security_hook_list lockdown_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(locked_down, lockdown_is_locked_down),
 };
 
+const struct lsm_id lockdown_lsmid = {
+	.name = "lockdown",
+	.id = LSM_ID_LOCKDOWN,
+};
+
 static int __init lockdown_lsm_init(void)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_LOCK_DOWN_KERNEL_FORCE_INTEGRITY)
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@ static int __init lockdown_lsm_init(void)
 	lock_kernel_down("Kernel configuration", LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX);
 #endif
 	security_add_hooks(lockdown_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(lockdown_hooks),
-			   "lockdown");
+			   &lockdown_lsmid);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/security/safesetid/lsm.c b/security/safesetid/lsm.c
index 5be5894aa0ea..f42d5af5ffb0 100644
--- a/security/safesetid/lsm.c
+++ b/security/safesetid/lsm.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/sched/task_stack.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 #include "lsm.h"
 
 /* Flag indicating whether initialization completed */
@@ -261,6 +262,11 @@ static int safesetid_task_fix_setgroups(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old
 	return 0;
 }
 
+const struct lsm_id safesetid_lsmid = {
+	.name = "safesetid",
+	.id = LSM_ID_SAFESETID,
+};
+
 static struct security_hook_list safesetid_security_hooks[] = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(task_fix_setuid, safesetid_task_fix_setuid),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(task_fix_setgid, safesetid_task_fix_setgid),
@@ -271,7 +277,8 @@ static struct security_hook_list safesetid_security_hooks[] = {
 static int __init safesetid_security_init(void)
 {
 	security_add_hooks(safesetid_security_hooks,
-			   ARRAY_SIZE(safesetid_security_hooks), "safesetid");
+			   ARRAY_SIZE(safesetid_security_hooks),
+			   &safesetid_lsmid);
 
 	/* Report that SafeSetID successfully initialized */
 	safesetid_initialized = 1;
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index dcb3e7014f9b..08b1bd9457a9 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -513,17 +513,17 @@ static int lsm_append(const char *new, char **result)
  * security_add_hooks - Add a modules hooks to the hook lists.
  * @hooks: the hooks to add
  * @count: the number of hooks to add
- * @lsm: the name of the security module
+ * @lsmid: the identification information for the security module
  *
  * Each LSM has to register its hooks with the infrastructure.
  */
 void __init security_add_hooks(struct security_hook_list *hooks, int count,
-			       const char *lsm)
+			       const struct lsm_id *lsmid)
 {
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		hooks[i].lsm = lsm;
+		hooks[i].lsmid = lsmid;
 		hlist_add_tail_rcu(&hooks[i].list, hooks[i].head);
 	}
 
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ void __init security_add_hooks(struct security_hook_list *hooks, int count,
 	 * and fix this up afterwards.
 	 */
 	if (slab_is_available()) {
-		if (lsm_append(lsm, &lsm_names) < 0)
+		if (lsm_append(lsmid->name, &lsm_names) < 0)
 			panic("%s - Cannot get early memory.\n", __func__);
 	}
 }
@@ -3817,7 +3817,7 @@ int security_getprocattr(struct task_struct *p, const char *lsm,
 	struct security_hook_list *hp;
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry(hp, &security_hook_heads.getprocattr, list) {
-		if (lsm != NULL && strcmp(lsm, hp->lsm))
+		if (lsm != NULL && strcmp(lsm, hp->lsmid->name))
 			continue;
 		return hp->hook.getprocattr(p, name, value);
 	}
@@ -3842,7 +3842,7 @@ int security_setprocattr(const char *lsm, const char *name, void *value,
 	struct security_hook_list *hp;
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry(hp, &security_hook_heads.setprocattr, list) {
-		if (lsm != NULL && strcmp(lsm, hp->lsm))
+		if (lsm != NULL && strcmp(lsm, hp->lsmid->name))
 			continue;
 		return hp->hook.setprocattr(name, value, size);
 	}
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index feda711c6b7b..f2423dfd19cd 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 #include <linux/fsnotify.h>
 #include <linux/fanotify.h>
 #include <linux/io_uring.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 
 #include "avc.h"
 #include "objsec.h"
@@ -6950,6 +6951,11 @@ static int selinux_uring_cmd(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_IO_URING */
 
+const struct lsm_id selinux_lsmid = {
+	.name = "selinux",
+	.id = LSM_ID_SELINUX,
+};
+
 /*
  * IMPORTANT NOTE: When adding new hooks, please be careful to keep this order:
  * 1. any hooks that don't belong to (2.) or (3.) below,
@@ -7270,7 +7276,8 @@ static __init int selinux_init(void)
 
 	hashtab_cache_init();
 
-	security_add_hooks(selinux_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(selinux_hooks), "selinux");
+	security_add_hooks(selinux_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(selinux_hooks),
+			   &selinux_lsmid);
 
 	if (avc_add_callback(selinux_netcache_avc_callback, AVC_CALLBACK_RESET))
 		panic("SELinux: Unable to register AVC netcache callback\n");
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 65130a791f57..f73f9a2834eb 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <linux/fs_parser.h>
 #include <linux/watch_queue.h>
 #include <linux/io_uring.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 #include "smack.h"
 
 #define TRANS_TRUE	"TRUE"
@@ -4933,6 +4934,11 @@ struct lsm_blob_sizes smack_blob_sizes __ro_after_init = {
 	.lbs_xattr_count = SMACK_INODE_INIT_XATTRS,
 };
 
+const struct lsm_id smack_lsmid = {
+	.name = "smack",
+	.id = LSM_ID_SMACK,
+};
+
 static struct security_hook_list smack_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(ptrace_access_check, smack_ptrace_access_check),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(ptrace_traceme, smack_ptrace_traceme),
@@ -5140,7 +5146,7 @@ static __init int smack_init(void)
 	/*
 	 * Register with LSM
 	 */
-	security_add_hooks(smack_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(smack_hooks), "smack");
+	security_add_hooks(smack_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(smack_hooks), &smack_lsmid);
 	smack_enabled = 1;
 
 	pr_info("Smack:  Initializing.\n");
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c b/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
index 255f1b470295..722205433105 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/lsm_hooks.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 #include "common.h"
 
 /**
@@ -542,6 +543,11 @@ static void tomoyo_task_free(struct task_struct *task)
 	}
 }
 
+const struct lsm_id tomoyo_lsmid = {
+	.name = "tomoyo",
+	.id = LSM_ID_TOMOYO,
+};
+
 /*
  * tomoyo_security_ops is a "struct security_operations" which is used for
  * registering TOMOYO.
@@ -595,7 +601,8 @@ static int __init tomoyo_init(void)
 	struct tomoyo_task *s = tomoyo_task(current);
 
 	/* register ourselves with the security framework */
-	security_add_hooks(tomoyo_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(tomoyo_hooks), "tomoyo");
+	security_add_hooks(tomoyo_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(tomoyo_hooks),
+			   &tomoyo_lsmid);
 	pr_info("TOMOYO Linux initialized\n");
 	s->domain_info = &tomoyo_kernel_domain;
 	atomic_inc(&tomoyo_kernel_domain.users);
diff --git a/security/yama/yama_lsm.c b/security/yama/yama_lsm.c
index 2503cf153d4a..5cdff292fcae 100644
--- a/security/yama/yama_lsm.c
+++ b/security/yama/yama_lsm.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/task_work.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 
 #define YAMA_SCOPE_DISABLED	0
 #define YAMA_SCOPE_RELATIONAL	1
@@ -421,6 +422,11 @@ static int yama_ptrace_traceme(struct task_struct *parent)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+const struct lsm_id yama_lsmid = {
+	.name = "yama",
+	.id = LSM_ID_YAMA,
+};
+
 static struct security_hook_list yama_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(ptrace_access_check, yama_ptrace_access_check),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(ptrace_traceme, yama_ptrace_traceme),
@@ -471,7 +477,7 @@ static inline void yama_init_sysctl(void) { }
 static int __init yama_init(void)
 {
 	pr_info("Yama: becoming mindful.\n");
-	security_add_hooks(yama_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(yama_hooks), "yama");
+	security_add_hooks(yama_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(yama_hooks), &yama_lsmid);
 	yama_init_sysctl();
 	return 0;
 }