ibm.com — You know SELinux is built to be virtually attack-proof, but do you know how the National Security Agency (NSA) accomplish it? Take a closer look at the SELinux kernel architecture, why this is important, and what makes SELinux one of the most secure implementations of Linux available.
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Closed AccountMay 11, 2008
But thats what I have Anti Virus for with its minimum 24 hour old detection set. (Amazing how life changes from 1 minute to the next ; )
Closed AccountMay 11, 2008
Anonymous Whimsical comment slamming otherwise good technology.
daverave999May 11, 2008
Have you thought about getting a blog? :PThat's a very valid point you make about getting the APIs opened up. But it is the trump card for Windows, so I think it is unlikely to happen without legal intervention. It's certainly not something I can see them doing voluntarily!
gemmakicnMay 12, 2008
To be honest, while i can understand the architectural principles, i'm not able to go line by line through the kernel and understand everything, there's just too much code, and i have better things to do.That said, i had 2 thoughts about this,Firstly i would not trust a free donut from the NSA, let alone a free operating system, they are amoral people who care nothing for privacy and if they could get direct access to our thoughts, i'm sure they would have a party that would make a roman orgy look tame, so the chances of them not trying something (even if its a case of they plan to patch things later, while releasing something pristine to be picked over now) is about nil.Secondly, if they aren't trying something like this, what are we paying the for (against our will, and in violation of pretty much every law in the constitution), they should be putting bugs into secure operating systems, because their mandate is to learn information that people don't want them to know and exploit it for the alleged benefit of the US....
khaavrenMay 13, 2008
Antivirus? Whats that?
gemmakicnMay 14, 2008
what about mac's drag and drop installs?
halfvulcanJan 8, 2009
NSA! I'm too scared of them to say anything bad about this. I have a government agency spying on me. Excellent!