SElinux
Digimer
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Sat Aug 16 03:21:10 UTC 2014
On 15/08/14 11:11 PM, Howard Gibson wrote:
> On my home computer and laptops, SElinux is a pain in the butt.
>
> Who is protected by SElinux? Does it protect the system from rogue users, or does it protect from external crackers?
Say you had a web service installed, maybe without realizing. Now assume
someone compromises that web interface while you enjoy a coffee at the
local $coffee_house. SELinux just saved you from the compromised apache
from getting control of your system because the apache context isn't
allowed to touch system files.
etc.
SELinux is a pain, I will fully admit, but it is one well worth learning
and getting comfortable with.
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