Michael Dolan Dot Com

Monday, April 30th, 2007

Linux/SELinux vs Solaris 10 + Trusted Extensions

Definitely worth the read if your curious about topics like SELinux and Solaris Trusted Extensions…

http://mentalrootkit.org/?p=16

The biggest misconception [sic] is that Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is a “trusted operating system”. It is not and hopefully never will be. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a general purpose operating system that can meet the same requirements that traditionally required a special-purpose trusted operating system. This distinction may seem small, but it has large implications on the relevance and long-term viability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SELinux.