On Thu, May 11, 2006 at 06:23:55PM -0400, Kirti S. Bajwa enlightened us: > This question is anybody who has experience with Firewall security using > SELinux and Shorewall! > > I am in the process of setting up a new LINUX system. I have read about > SELinux Firewall in CentOS 4.3. I am wondering if someone can shed light on > Shorewall Firewall vs. SELinux Firewall. > > I have not used either one of these Firewalls even though I once (2 years > ago) tested setting up Shorewall Firewall. I liked the concept and design of > Shorewall, however, I prefer using SELinux, because it part of CentOS setup. > > Any suggestion and discussion is highly appreciated. > SELinux is not a firewall. Start at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/selinux-guide/ for more information. Matt -- Matt Hyclak Department of Mathematics Department of Social Work Ohio University (740) 593-1263