<DIV><FONT size=4>SELinux sounds like something I surely would be interested in! Let us in on it! What is it all about and when is it due to be released?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>tHecActUsKid:)</FONT><BR><BR><B><I>"Kevin E. Glosser" <keg@adelphia.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">On Sat, 2004-04-10 at 10:36, Joshua R. Altemoos wrote:<BR>> I plan to come to the next meeting on the 18th and i wanted to know is there any<BR>> topics anyone are going to discuss?? <BR><BR>I got one to throw out for you guys...<BR><BR>SELinux<BR><BR>Only recently did I become aware of it's existence. It sounds very<BR>interesting and whether or not you care for it, it appears to be headed<BR>to a linux distro near you.<BR><BR>Although, I know not which distro's intend to incorporate it. I do know,<BR>Fedora/Redhat are already working on it. I discovered this when I<BR>decided to try Fedora Core 2(test 2).<BR><BR>Fedora Core 2 is being used as a test bed for a future Redhat release.<BR>New in FC2...<BR><BR>1) SELinux<BR>2) 2.6 kernel<BR><BR>So what is SELinux?<BR><BR>Security Enhanced Linux (developed by the NSA)<BR><BR>from the SELinux FAQ...<BR><BR>"The Security-enha!
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Linux kernel enforces mandatory access control<BR>policies that confine user programs and system servers to the minimum<BR>amount of privilege they require to do their jobs. When confined in this<BR>way, the ability of these user programs and system daemons to cause harm<BR>when compromised (via buffer overflows or misconfigurations, for<BR>example) is reduced or eliminated. This confinement mechanism operates<BR>independently of the traditional Linux access control mechanisms. It has<BR>no concept of a "root" super-user, and does not share the well-known<BR>shortcomings of the traditional Linux security mechanisms (such as a<BR>dependence on setuid/setgid binaries)."<BR><BR>more info...<BR><BR>Fedora... http://people.redhat.com/kwade/fedora-docs/selinux-faq-en/<BR><BR>NSA... http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/<BR><BR>KEG<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p>
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