Thanks. I think there's more involved/required for those actually involved in government contracts. Might have some notes and links tucked away from a search I did a couple of months ago. Will post if I stumble across that info. The guys who began Beowulf introduced Linux to NSA and NASA back around 1988 and it took root. SELinux is the first sign I've seen hit daylight after Becker (et al) released Beowulf. A large extendable and "trusted" Beowulf cluster is probably just the right thing for NSA's data flows. Chuck > -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Jeremy A. Rosengren > > Chuck Cole wrote: > > Isn't SELinux an actual distro from NSA and NOT just an add-on to any other distro? Can't imagine folks I know at NSA even > > considering a distro that isn't within their audit schemes for clean releases. This is not just for "security", but also > > operational integrity. I think their concern is also like a govt flight safety consideration (etc) for SELinux distros, since > > SELinux is the thing for many DoD contracts for flyable and fieldable things these days. > > From the SELinux FAQ: > > # What is Security-enhanced Linux? > > Security-enhanced Linux is a research prototype of the Linux® kernel and > a number of utilities with enhanced security functionality designed > simply to demonstrate the value of mandatory access controls to the > Linux community and how such controls could be added to Linux. > > So really, it's essentially just a drop-in for implementing "Type > Enforcement, Role-based Access Control, and Multi-level Security." > > -- jeremy _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list