Question about a “Secure Filesystem”Question about a “Secure Filesystem”
I have just been asked for advice about “secure filesystem” and decided to blog my answers. The first issue is what is meant by “secure filesystem, that could either mean[...]
Category: Security
Case Sensitivity and Published PasswordsCase Sensitivity and Published Passwords
When I first started running a SE Linux Play Machine [1] I used passwords such as “123456“. Then for a while I had “selinux” but when I created a T-shirt[...]
SE Linux Lenny Status UpdateSE Linux Lenny Status Update
I previously described four levels of SE Linux support on the desktop [1]. Last night I updated my APT repository of SE Linux packages for Lenny (as described on my[...]
Lenny Play Machine OnlineLenny Play Machine Online
As Debian/Lenny has been released and the temperatures in my part of the world are no longer insanely hot I have put my SE Linux Play Machine [1] online again.[...]
Do Spammers target Secondary MX ServersDo Spammers target Secondary MX Servers
Rumour has it that some types of spammer target the secondary MX servers. The concept is that some people have less control over the secondary MX server and less ability[...]
It’s too Hot in MelbourneIt’s too Hot in Melbourne
The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast temperatures of 43, 43, and 35 for today and the next two days. Those temperatures are in celcius. Yesterday was also above 40C so[...]
SE-LAPPSE-LAPP
On Tuesday afternoon I gave a talk on behalf of KaiGai Kohei about SE Linux and the LAPP (Linux Apache, PostgreSQL, PHP/Perl) stack. KaiGai has blogged about this [1], unfortunately[...]
Status of SE Linux in Debian LCA 2009Status of SE Linux in Debian LCA 2009
This morning I gave a talk at the Security mini-conf of LCA about the status of SE Linux in Debian. Here is a summary of the issues I covered: General[...]
Security Lessons from a FerrySecurity Lessons from a Ferry
On Saturday I traveled from Victoria to Tasmania via the ferry (to attend LCA), they grossly failed in their security measures and provide three lessons for others: Make it possible[...]
Security Enhanced PostgreSQLSecurity Enhanced PostgreSQL
Today was the first day of Linux Conf Au 2009 [1]. KaiGai Kohei was unable to attend the conference and give a database mini-conf presentation about his work on Security[...]