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Getting started with SELinux System Administration [Video]

By : Sven Vermeulen
Book Image

Getting started with SELinux System Administration [Video]

By: Sven Vermeulen

Overview of this book

Do you have the crucial job of protecting your private and company systems from malicious attacks and undefined application behavior? Are you looking to secure your Linux systems with improved access controls? Look no further, intrepid administrator! This course will show you how to enhance your system's secure state across Linux distributions, helping you keep application vulnerabilities at bay. This video course covers the core SELinux concepts and shows you how to leverage SELinux to improve the protection measures of a Linux system. You will learn the SELinux fundamentals and all of SELinux's configuration handles including conditional policies, constraints, policy types, and audit capabilities. These topics are paired with genuine examples of situations and issues you will probably come across as an administrator.
Table of Contents (5 chapters)
Chapter 3
Managing User Logins
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Section 2
SELinux Users and Roles
Within SELinux systems, the moment a user logs in, the login system checks which SELinux user his or her login is mapped to. Hence, it’s crucial to map the user correctly with the exact role. Let’s dive into SELinux users and roles. - Customize Logins towards services - Create SELinux users and List accessible domains - Manage categories