SELinux is a Linux kernel addition used to provide mandatory access controls between subjects ( users & processes ) and objects ( files, devices ). SELinux has been adopted into the Linux 2.6 kernel, and will feature in the upcoming Fedora Core 2 Linux distribution.

The project is guided by the NSA, the American National Security Agency.

Generally speaking, SELinux is not a distribution for the home or casual user, unless security is the sole reason you're migrating to Linux, it's unlikely to be a suitable first distribution.

SELinux Resources:

NSA SELinux home page http://www.nsa.gov/selinux

Kerry Thompson's UnOfficial? FAQ http://www.crypt.gen.nz/selinux/faq.html

Kerry Thompson's SELinux resources http://www.crypt.gen.nz/selinux/links.html

Faye Coker's Getting Started HOWTO for Debian and Fedora http://www.lurking-grue.org/gettingstarted_newselinuxHOWTO.html

Russell Coker's SELinux resources http://www.coker.com.au/selinux

Tom Vogt's SELinux 2.6 kernel installation guide http://selinux.lemuria.org/install-2.6.html

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