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New Security-Enhanced Linux Release

Posted by timothy on from the tightening-up dept.

James Cho writes: "Four days ago, the 2nd public release of the NSA's 'security-enhanced' version of Linux (it's not an entire distribution) came out. The NSA describes it as having 'a strong, flexible mandatory access control architecture incorporated into the major subsystems of the kernel". However it must be noted that this 'is not intended as a complete security solution for Linux' and that there is 'still much work needed to develop a complete security solution'."

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  1. Re:...as far as I could throw 'em. by RollingThunder · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Well, enough people have said "read the source yourself", so I won't go into that.

    Here's the other way to look at it... as in "why would they do this?". If you consider the security of the servers used by american businesses as a national concern (and remember that the US Govt has a LONG history of getting involved JUST to help businesses), then helping make a stronger, more secure Linux kernel *IS* a national security issue.

    I'd go on in more detail but it's 3:20 AM and my wife is complaining. :)