diff --git a/security/root_plug.c b/security/root_plug.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07651de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/root_plug.c
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+/*
+ * Root Plug sample LSM module
+ *
+ * Originally written for a Linux Journal.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>
+ *
+ * Prevents any programs running with egid == 0 if a specific USB device
+ * is not present in the system.  Yes, it can be gotten around, but is a
+ * nice starting point for people to play with, and learn the LSM
+ * interface.
+ *
+ * If you want to turn this into something with a semblance of security,
+ * you need to hook the task_* functions also.
+ *
+ * See http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6279 for more information
+ * about this code.
+ *
+ *	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *	modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ *	published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2 of the
+ *	License.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/config.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/usb.h>
+
+/* flag to keep track of how we were registered */
+static int secondary;
+
+/* default is a generic type of usb to serial converter */
+static int vendor_id = 0x0557;
+static int product_id = 0x2008;
+
+module_param(vendor_id, uint, 0400);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(vendor_id, "USB Vendor ID of device to look for");
+
+module_param(product_id, uint, 0400);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(product_id, "USB Product ID of device to look for");
+
+/* should we print out debug messages */
+static int debug = 0;
+
+module_param(debug, bool, 0600);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug enabled or not");
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_SECURITY_ROOTPLUG_MODULE)
+#define MY_NAME THIS_MODULE->name
+#else
+#define MY_NAME "root_plug"
+#endif
+
+#define root_dbg(fmt, arg...)					\
+	do {							\
+		if (debug)					\
+			printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: %s: " fmt ,	\
+				MY_NAME , __FUNCTION__ , 	\
+				## arg);			\
+	} while (0)
+
+static int rootplug_bprm_check_security (struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+{
+	struct usb_device *dev;
+
+	root_dbg("file %s, e_uid = %d, e_gid = %d\n",
+		 bprm->filename, bprm->e_uid, bprm->e_gid);
+
+	if (bprm->e_gid == 0) {
+		dev = usb_find_device(vendor_id, product_id);
+		if (!dev) {
+			root_dbg("e_gid = 0, and device not found, "
+				 "task not allowed to run...\n");
+			return -EPERM;
+		}
+		usb_put_dev(dev);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct security_operations rootplug_security_ops = {
+	/* Use the capability functions for some of the hooks */
+	.ptrace =			cap_ptrace,
+	.capget =			cap_capget,
+	.capset_check =			cap_capset_check,
+	.capset_set =			cap_capset_set,
+	.capable =			cap_capable,
+
+	.bprm_apply_creds =		cap_bprm_apply_creds,
+	.bprm_set_security =		cap_bprm_set_security,
+
+	.task_post_setuid =		cap_task_post_setuid,
+	.task_reparent_to_init =	cap_task_reparent_to_init,
+
+	.bprm_check_security =		rootplug_bprm_check_security,
+};
+
+static int __init rootplug_init (void)
+{
+	/* register ourselves with the security framework */
+	if (register_security (&rootplug_security_ops)) {
+		printk (KERN_INFO 
+			"Failure registering Root Plug module with the kernel\n");
+		/* try registering with primary module */
+		if (mod_reg_security (MY_NAME, &rootplug_security_ops)) {
+			printk (KERN_INFO "Failure registering Root Plug "
+				" module with primary security module.\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		secondary = 1;
+	}
+	printk (KERN_INFO "Root Plug module initialized, "
+		"vendor_id = %4.4x, product id = %4.4x\n", vendor_id, product_id);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit rootplug_exit (void)
+{
+	/* remove ourselves from the security framework */
+	if (secondary) {
+		if (mod_unreg_security (MY_NAME, &rootplug_security_ops))
+			printk (KERN_INFO "Failure unregistering Root Plug "
+				" module with primary module.\n");
+	} else { 
+		if (unregister_security (&rootplug_security_ops)) {
+			printk (KERN_INFO "Failure unregistering Root Plug "
+				"module with the kernel\n");
+		}
+	}
+	printk (KERN_INFO "Root Plug module removed\n");
+}
+
+security_initcall (rootplug_init);
+module_exit (rootplug_exit);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Root Plug sample LSM module, written for Linux Journal article");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+