Linux @lemmy.ml Pantherina @feddit.de 1 yr. ago

SELinux and confined users, make the Linux Desktop more secure

discussion.fedoraproject.org Security enthusiasts wanted: from beginners up to SELinux experts to make up the SELinux "Confined Users (SIG)" to foster Fedora's security capabilities

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...

Security enthusiasts wanted: from beginners up to SELinux experts to make up the SELinux "Confined Users (SIG)" to foster Fedora's security capabilities

Fedora Linux: It's your Operating System. @kbin.social Pantherina @feddit.de 1 yr. ago

SELinux and confined users, making the Linux Desktop more secure

discussion.fedoraproject.org /t/security-enthusiasts-wanted-from-beginners-up-to-selinux-experts-to-make-up-the-selinux-confined-users-sig-to-foster-fedoras-security-capabilities/89127

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SELinux has long suffered from usability issues. Many commercial software packages require SELinux be disabled.

Fix the docs, improve error messages, and create a GUI to improve usage.
- Hate to be the type of person to comment this, but patches more than welcome
  
  for real though, even a small contribution to the docs helps a ton
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  I agree, but I don't expect software companies to support it without clear documentation.
  
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  Recently a supplier of ours announced that we could finally host their shitty java app on Linux instead of paying fucking Oracle for Solaris. So we were eager to hear the requirements. It was RHEL 8.4 or something, a version that was already EOL at the time.
  
  They can't even update their distros apparently.

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