[CentOS] selinux stuff - I just don't get
Jim Perrin
jperrin at gmail.com
Mon Nov 14 14:31:55 UTC 2005
On 11/14/05, Peter Farrow <peter at farrows.org> wrote:
> Furthermore, why people believe adding complexity to a system "makes
> it more secure" baffles me,
>
> We enter into the realms of "security by obscurity", and Bill Gates'
> "bloat and crash ware" epitomises that....
>
It's not security through obscurity. SElinux is published and
reasonably well documented. It's just difficult. "Security through
difficulty" is probably more accurate.
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Jim Perrin
System Architect - UIT
Ft Gordon & US Army Signal Center
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