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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 <endeca_term>Security-Enhanced Linux</endeca_term>

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security-Enhanced Linux

Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is an implementation of a mandatory access control mechanism... Read more

6 October, 2010

Arming Linux against hackers

...on Linux for hosting or transmitting sensitive data, you should check out Security-Enhanced Linux, created by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and available... Read more

18 February, 2004 by Michael Mullins
Confining the Apache Web Server With <endeca_term>Security-Enhanced Linux</endeca_term>

Confining the Apache Web Server With Security-Enhanced Linux

...functionality while limiting damage. This paper hosted the Apache web server on Security-Enhanced Linux, an operating system that enforces a mandatory access control policy... Read more

5 February, 2002
Security Policy Configuration for the <endeca_term>Security-Enhanced Linux</endeca_term>

Security Policy Configuration for the Security-Enhanced Linux

This paper provides an overview of the security policy configuration. It explains the basic concepts used in the... Read more

1 February, 2001
Host Integrity Protection Through Usable Non-Discretionary Access Control

Host Integrity Protection Through Usable Non-Discretionary Access Control

Existing non-discretionary access control systems (such as Security Enhanced Linux) are difficult to use by ordinary users. The authors identify... Read more

22 November, 2006

Linux exploit gets around security barrier

...also uses arbitrary code execution to disable security features such as auditing, Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux), AppArmor and Linux Security Module, while making the applications... Read more

20 July, 2009 by Tom Espiner

Debian 'Lenny' released

...project, wrote in a blog post. Debian 5.0 features hardened security. Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is now a priority standard, which means it will... Read more

16 February, 2009 by Tom Espiner
Red Hat CEO talks virtualisation, Linux and the cloud

Red Hat CEO talks virtualisation, Linux and the cloud

Red Hat chief executive Jim Whitehurst discusses why he thinks rival VMware will fail, how the financial crisis will be good for open source, and why cloud computing will be the future Read more

20 October, 2008 by Alex Serpo
Ten tips for securing Linux desktops

Ten tips for securing Linux desktops

Out of the box, a Linux desktop is far more secure than most others; taking certain steps can help keep it that way Read more

2 July, 2008 by Jack Wallen
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Production-quality XenSource virtualisation is the main selling point here, with optional clustering and storage virtualisation to go with it. But there’s a lot more besides, making the new Red Hat Enterprise Linux a compelling solution for businesses of all sizes. Read more

3 April, 2007 by Alan Stevens

UK government and IBM trial secure Linux

...could provide security in a complex environment. The design is based on Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) and IBM Websphere, a mandatory access control (MAC) application... Read more

27 April, 2006 by Graeme Wearden and Tom Espiner

Red Hat promises Fedora improvements

...it was the heavy Fedora feedback that let Red Hat graft the Security Enhanced Linux, or SELinux, feature onto RHEL 4 without much disruption to... Read more

21 February, 2005 by Stephen Shankland

Red Hat predicts death of Solaris

...Linux kernel, and includes support for the National Security Agency's (NSA) Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) software. The distribution will also support version 2.8... Read more

16 February, 2005 by Renai LeMay

Red Hat upgrades kernel to 2.6

...said one major new feature with RHEL 4 is the inclusion of Security Enhanced Linux, or SELinux. That feature -- initially created by the US National... Read more

15 February, 2005 by Stephen Shankland

Red Hat readies Enterprise Linux 4

...also include security enhancements derived from the US National Security Agency's Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) project. Cox explained that SELinux "segments programs completely", so... Read more

17 January, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

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