Re: SELINUX

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Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Sent: Aug 31, 2010 5:30 AM
>To: Community support for Fedora users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: SELINUX
>
>On Tue, 2010-08-31 at 00:15 +0000, JB wrote:
>> Well, if selinux is the best that happened to security since sliced bread, then
>> why people make these comments ?
>
>Because people like to bitch, particularly the ignorant ones.
>
Maybe because SeLinux is harder than hell to configure, if your favorite application is not already configured.  This is BY DESIGN to prevent 'ordinary' users from mucking around in it.  

>> Why do security people think they have the ability to dictate to
>> application writers that they use specialized API's or write arcane
>> security policies?
>
>Gee, that's a tough one.  Probably because security people know more
>about security than non-security-aware programmers...
>
Bingo.  Maybe it is also so that they write more secure code as well.

If you are on the Internet, SeLinux is a great product which is designed to give you enhanced, but not perfect, security.

Now that's my dime on this.  I don't run SeLinux, my system is not networked.  That is MY decision.  If it ever becomes networked, SeLinux, ip tables and a bunch of other stuff is going on it first.

James McKenzie
SSCP 367830
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