linux security modules

20 Linux Server Hardening Security Tips

by Vivek Gite on October 30, 2009 · 102 comments

Securing your Linux server is important to protect your data, intellectual property, and time, from the hands of crackers (hackers). The system administrator is responsible for security Linux box. In this first part of a Linux server security series, I will provide 20 hardening tips for default installation of Linux system.

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Howto: Redhat Enterprise Linux SELinux policy guide

by Vivek Gite on August 22, 2007 · 3 comments

Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a Linux mandatory access controls, through the use of Linux Security Modules (LSM) in the Linux kernel. SELinux is enabled by default in RHEL 5 / CentOS 5 / Fedora etc. But many admin disabled it due to troubles and hard configuration options. So if you are afraid of SELinux, try [...]

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