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SELinux System Administration

You're reading from   SELinux System Administration With a command of SELinux you can enjoy watertight security on your Linux servers. This guide shows you how through examples taken from real-life situations, giving you a good grounding in all the available features.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781783283170
Length 120 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Sven Vermeulen Sven Vermeulen
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Chapter 1. Fundamental SELinux Concepts

SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux) brings additional security measures for your Linux system to further protect the resources on the system.

In this chapter, we will cover:

  • Reasons for SELinux using labels to identify resources

  • The way SELinux differentiates itself from regular Linux access controls through the enforcement of security rules

  • How to know these rules are provided through policy files

At the end, we will provide an overview of the differences between SELinux implementations across distributions.

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SELinux System Administration
Published in: Sep 2013
Publisher: Packt
ISBN-13: 9781783283170
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