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@Pantherina@feddit.de to Linux@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago

SELinux and confined users, make the Linux Desktop more secure

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SELinux and confined users, make the Linux Desktop more secure

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@Pantherina@feddit.de to Linux@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago
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Security enthusiasts wanted: from beginners up to SELinux experts to make up the SELinux "Confined Users (SIG)" to foster Fedora's security capabilities
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SELinux provides a strong security measure that can make an SELinux-enabled operating system a type of “fortress”: the so-called “confined users” [1] [2] [3], which add security and isolation capabilities that are in several respects comparable to containers but without many of their restrictions in GUI use cases (this topic is focused on desktop use cases, not server, infra, and such). By default, SELinux does not enforce much within user accounts but only around them. But in graphical desktop...
  • danielfgom
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    -4•2 years ago

    It was written by the NSA, that’s enough for me not to trust SELinux.

    • @sugartits@lemmy.world
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      6•2 years ago

      It’s open source and lots of eyeballs have looked at it.

      It’s fine.

      • danielfgom
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        0•2 years ago

        Maybe but there must be a reason 99% of distributions use AppArmor instead

        • @andruid@lemmy.ml
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          5•2 years ago

          AppArmor is less complicated. That’s the main reason

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