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SELinux System Administration, Third Edition
SELinux System Administration, Third Edition

SELinux System Administration, Third Edition: Implement mandatory access control to secure applications, users, and information flows on Linux , Third Edition

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SELinux System Administration, Third Edition

Section 1: Using SELinux

In this part, you will learn what SELinux is and how it acts on systems, as well as how to configure and manipulate SELinux essentials during system administration.

This section comprises the following chapters:

  • Chapter 1, Fundamental SELinux Concepts
  • Chapter 2, Understanding SELinux Decisions and Logging
  • Chapter 3, Managing User Logins
  • Chapter 4, Using File Contexts and Process Domains
  • Chapter 5, Controlling Network Communications
  • Chapter 6, Configuring SELinux through Infrastructure-as-Code Orchestration
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Key benefits

  • Learn what SELinux is, and how it acts as a mandatory access control system on Linux
  • Apply and tune SELinux enforcement to users, applications, platforms, and virtualization solutions
  • Use real-life examples and custom policies to strengthen the security posture of your systems

Description

Linux is a dominant player in many organizations and in the cloud. Securing the Linux environment is extremely important for any organization, and Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) acts as an additional layer to Linux system security. SELinux System Administration covers basic SELinux concepts and shows you how to enhance Linux system protection measures. You will get to grips with SELinux and understand how it is integrated. As you progress, you’ll get hands-on experience of tuning and configuring SELinux and integrating it into day-to-day administration tasks such as user management, network management, and application maintenance. Platforms such as Kubernetes, system services like systemd, and virtualization solutions like libvirt and Xen, all of which offer SELinux-specific controls, will be explained effectively so that you understand how to apply and configure SELinux within these applications. If applications do not exert the expected behavior, you’ll learn how to fine-tune policies to securely host these applications. In case no policies exist, the book will guide you through developing custom policies on your own. By the end of this Linux book, you’ll be able to harden any Linux system using SELinux to suit your needs and fine-tune existing policies and develop custom ones to protect any app and service running on your Linux systems.

Who is this book for?

This Linux sysadmin book is for Linux administrators who want to control the secure state of their systems using SELinux, and for security professionals who have experience in maintaining a Linux system and want to know about SELinux. Experience in maintaining Linux systems, covering user management, software installation and maintenance, Linux security controls, and network configuration is required to get the most out of this book.

What you will learn

  • Understand what SELinux is and how it is integrated into Linux
  • Tune Linux security using policies and their configurable settings
  • Manage Linux users with least-privilege roles and access controls
  • Use SELinux controls in system services and virtualization solutions
  • Analyze SELinux behavior through log events and policy analysis tools
  • Protect systems against unexpected and malicious behavior
  • Enhance existing policies or develop custom ones

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Table of Contents

21 Chapters
Section 1: Using SELinux Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 1: Fundamental SELinux Concepts Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 2: Understanding SELinux Decisions and Logging Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 3: Managing User Logins Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 4: Using File Contexts and Process Domains Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 5: Controlling Network Communications Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 6: Configuring SELinux through Infrastructure-as-Code Orchestration Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 2: SELinux-Aware Platforms Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 7: Configuring Application-Specific SELinux Controls Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 8: SEPostgreSQL – Extending PostgreSQL with SELinux Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 9: Secure Virtualization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 10: Using Xen Security Modules with FLASK Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 11: Enhancing the Security of Containerized Workloads Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 3: Policy Management Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 12: Tuning SELinux Policies Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 13: Analyzing Policy Behavior Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 14: Dealing with New Applications Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 15: Using the Reference Policy Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 16: Developing Policies with SELinux CIL Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Assessments Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Sean Hulbert Dec 04, 2020
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I really enjoyed reading this book and the topics covered, especially how SELinux policy management works and how to write custom policies to be enforced. I would recommend this book for intermediate, advanced practitioners and higher education courses.Sean Hulbert
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gianluca Dec 16, 2022
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Un libro da tenere per chi pensa di utilizzare Selinux nei propri server
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This is a great entry into selinux, but falls short when things get technical. The segment on writing policies (arguably the most important part of selinux) is roughly 1.5 pages and only briefly goes into the generate command and audit2allow. I ended up digging through GitHub for existing policies to learn and model.
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