Re: NSA Secure-Enhanced Linux
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On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, John Galt wrote:
JG>On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Dan Hutchinson wrote:
JG>
JG>>Has anyone implemented NSA's Secure-Enhanced Linux or has done any work
JG>>with it? NSA states it just adds Mandatory Access Controls. Does this
JG>>help protect a system or just become a nusance?
JG>
JG>I tried a few months ago, and it's a PITA with Debian. The ORA "slink" CD
JG>has the userspace/kernel that selinux is supposed to work on, but it was
JG>RedHat-specific enough to make me scream. If you get it to work, I'd be
JG>interested in finding out how you do it.
Please try to remember that these people had very little idea what they
were doing when they started this, they were used to UNIX, they were not
to sure of distro to use, etc.........now they have more of an idea, but
it is going to take a lot of time to fix.....however they would except
patches!
Take care - Rab
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