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SELinux: a security tool born of paranoia
Original: Rulers from the most paranoid realms develop useful weapons. # Linux # OpenSource https:// cromwell-intl.com/open-source
A write-up on SELinux is circulating among Linux and open-source users, framing the US National Security Agency's security enhancements for Linux as 'weapons' built by the world's most paranoid rulers. The article covers how Security-Enhanced Linux works across RHEL, Oracle Linux, CentOS and related distributions, and why the mandatory access controls originally developed with the NSA are now considered a useful defense tool.
Why now: System administrators regularly debate SELinux, and its unusual NSA origins keep drawing attention in open-source communities.
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- Rulers from the most paranoid realms develop useful weapons. # Linux # OpenSource https:// cromwell-intl.com/open-source/ rhel-oracle-centos-6-7-8-9/selinux.html?s=mc · conansysadmin@mstdn.social · 2
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