Chapter 8. Multilevel Security


In this chapter

  • 8.1 Multilevel Security Constraints

  • 8.2 Security Contexts with MLS

  • 8.3 MLS Constraints

  • 8.4 Other Impacts of MLS

  • 8.5 Summary

  • Exercises

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In recent enhancements to SELinux, the constraint feature has been extended to implement an optional multilevel security (MLS) policy. MLS is another form of mandatory access control, which is built upon type enforcement (TE). In this chapter, we explore the optional MLS policy features.




SELinux by Example(c) Using Security Enhanced Linux
SELinux by Example: Using Security Enhanced Linux
ISBN: 0131963694
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 154

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