[mdlug] Best Linux Security? Anyone use tripwire?

Kristian Erik Hermansen kristian.hermansen at gmail.com
Mon Jan 21 13:27:47 EST 2008


On Jan 21, 2008 7:01 AM, Robert Adkins <radkins at impelind.com> wrote:
>         SuSe Linux uses something called "AppArmor".
>
>         Here's some basic informationt about it:
>
>         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppArmor
>
>         It's supposed to "protect" the system from unwanted changes and
> works with security measures built into the kernel.

AppArmor is similar to SELinux, but supopsedly easier to use.  Seems
to be.  Ubuntu utilizes it by default as well since 6.10.  It is
simple to create profiles to secure your software, especially in
learning mode...
-- 
Kristian Erik Hermansen
"Know something about everything and everything about something."



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