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[News] New SELinux-based Product Launched, Zero Ballistics Reaches Beta

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Tresys VM Fortress

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| Tresys recently launched VM Fortress, a product based upon work done at the 
| U.S. government’s National Security Agency and has been made available as  
| SELinux.VM Fortress is designed to enhance virtual machine security “by 
| confining virtual machines in a patent-pending sandboxing mechanism.  
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/?p=461

Zero Ballistics Beta for Linux available

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| Zero Ballistics is a unique blend of first person shooter and tank combat, 
| focusing on multiplayer gaming exclusively. An open beta version is now 
| available and - surprise, surprise - there is a Linux client available!  
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http://www.linux-gamers.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2454


Recent:

Ubuntu gets SELinux

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| It's official: SELinux is now available in the Ubuntu development ("Hardy 
| Heron") distribution. "This is the result of the amazing work of the 
| ubuntu-security and ubuntu-hardened teams, as well as the huge contributions 
| from the folks at Tresys. (note: SELinux will not be the default, but is 
| available as a security option.)" Installing it is a simple apt operation.    
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http://lwn.net/Articles/273992/


Related:

A seatbelt for server software: SELinux blocks real-world exploits

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| A security framework originally published by the US National Security Agency 
| has begun to rack up an impressive list of protections agains security holes. 
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2008/022408-selinux.html?fsrc=rss-linux-redhat


SELinux

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| We all appreciate that when we turn on our Linux systems they're pretty 
| secure. Thanks to continuing improvements to SELinux, it is increasingly easy 
| for users to take advantage of this powerful security tool. Read on to find 
| an interview with Daniel Walsh, the principal developer of SELinux in Fedora 
| from Red Hat, where he tells us more about what SELinux does and how it's 
| improved in Fedora 8. At the end of the article are some screenshots which 
| show-off the new policy creation GUI.      
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http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Interviews/SELinux


Related:

Tip of the Trade: SELinux  

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| You don't need to be a super-guru to set up a workable SELinux policy, just 
| an ordinary, diligent server administrator unafraid to read a bit of  
| documentation. 
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http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/3702626


Linux Application Hardening

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| When we talk about Linux hardening, we typically mean runtime 
| application hardening to improve application reliability, leading to expected 
| and predictable execution despite undesirable operating conditions (such as 
| high memory or network overload).    
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http://opensource.sys-con.com/read/431838_p.htm


SELinux — is it really too complex?

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| What I discovered is that part of SELinux’s current dilemma is more easily 
| fixable than the other, because it has nothing to do with technological chops 
| and everything to do with public perception. Jim Klein, the director of 
| information services and technology at the California-based Saugus Union 
| School District, put it best: “The biggest problem for SELinux is mindshare,”  
| Klein told me. “It developed a stigma early on due to the lack of tools for 
| configuration and troubleshooting, which led people to simply turn it off.” 
| Currently, Klein is one of the many IT guys who has the SELinux switch in 
| the “off” position.       
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http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/09/26/selinux-is-it-really-too-complex/


SELinux vs. OpenBSD's Default Security

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| Darrin Chandler suggested, "security should not be grafted on, it should be 
| integrated into the main development process. I'm sure the patch maintainers 
| are doing their best, but this doesn't change the fundamental flaw in the 
| process. It's not a flaw of their making, it's inherent in the situation. But 
| it's still a flaw."    
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http://kerneltrap.org/OpenBSD/SELinux_vs_OpenBSDs_Default_Security


Is SE Linux only for Linux?

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| Sun is also apparently considering adding type-enforcement to Solaris. It’s 
| yet to be seen whether this happens and if so whether it is compatible with 
| SE Linux.  
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| So it seems that a significant portion of the SE Linux code base is portable, 
| and in particular the user-space code should port well. The interfaces for 
| and methods labelling files etc should port well between platforms. Therefore 
| I recommend not having SE Linux code split into Linux specific trees and 
| instead having a compile option to enable SE Linux support.    
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http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/08/31/is-se-linux-only-for-linux/


RSBAC 1.3 Series Released

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| RSBAC, a European security solution similar to SELinux, has released
| the latest stable 1.3 series. 
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http://www.osnews.com/story.php/18036/RSBAC-1.3-Series-Released/


Five ways SELinux may surprise you

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| What you may not realize is all the ways SELinux is being applied to
| a variety of security challenges. Just because SELinux was initially
| developed by the military does not mean it is only useful to
| complicated security problems and large-budget organizations -- SELinux
| is for you too. And despite what you might have heard, you don't need to
| be an expert to reap the benefits of SELinux's powerful protection 
| features.
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http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid39_gci1253747,00.html


What's new in SELinux for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5?

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| Lets take a look at SELinux, how it works, and what makes it effective.
| And why it should matter to you.
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http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/04/whats-new-in-selinux-for-red-hat-enterprise-linux-5/
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