On 16.01.2015 19:47, Daniel J Walsh wrote: > > On 01/16/2015 07:47 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: >> On Fri, 2015-01-16 at 08:28 +0100, Heinz Diehl wrote: >>> On 16.01.2015, Tim wrote: >>> >>>> Of course *you* do not *use* it, it's there as a protective device >>>> against *things* on your system. >>> Any recent Linux distribution can be secured without using selinux. >>> Selinux requires at least basic knowledge and administration. Most of >>> the people I installed Linux for didn't even know it was there or what >>> it's good for. >> You mean like the fuses in your house or the airbag in your car? When >> Selinux is working you don't know it's there. When it alerts you it >> means there's something wrong. I agree that the alerts are not always as >> clear as they might be, but it's a fallacy to suggest that it doesn't >> provide benefit. >> >> poc >> > Here is a case of SELinux protecting your house. > > http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/71122.html > Not to fall to false sense of security, does SElinux need SElinux? -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org