SELinux
Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a role-based access control solution, developed by the US spying agency NSA and Red Hat, for internal and general use.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
Features
- Security focused
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What is SELinux?
Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a role-based access control solution, developed by the US spying agency NSA and Red Hat, for internal and general use.
Access can be constrained on such variables as which users and applications can access which resources. These resources may take the form of files. Standard Linux access controls, such as file modes (-rwxr-xr-x) are modifiable by the user and the applications which the user runs. Conversely, SELinux access controls are determined by a policy loaded on the system which may not be changed by careless users or misbehaving applications.
SELinux also adds finer granularity to access controls. Instead of only being able to specify who can read, write or execute a file, for example, SELinux lets you specify who can unlink, append only, move a file and so on. SELinux allows you to specify access to many resources other than files as well, such as network resources and interprocess communication (IPC).
Its code has never been fully audited by any US-independent auditor.
Said about SELinux as an alternative
This is the closest match to AppArmor out there, the two both implement Mandatory Access Control (MAC)
Comments and Reviews
Very spooky. This is the true FEDiverse. Thank big bro, for letting us know you're keeping an eye out. Your job is very important. Btw did you find those WMDs yet? 🤔