Managing SELinux Policies in Enterprise Linux
by Andrew Mallett
You want to be able to keep your system secure with SELinux but things just don't work! If this is you then this course will help find your solution. Guiding you through how and why SELinux works you'll learn how to tame this valuable security asset.
What you'll learn
Too many times you hear the phrase "disable SELinux", well not anymore. By helping you understand SELinux the need for this will stop. In this course, Managing SELinux Policies in Enterprise Linux, you’ll gain the ability to keep your system secure with SELinux and run services in non-standard configurations. First, you’ll explore the advantages of restricting user access with SELinux. Next, you’ll discover the details of Type Enforcement rules. Finally, you’ll learn how to write and compile your own SELinux modules. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of SELinux needed to maintain your server estate without the vulnerability of discarding SELinux security.
About the author
Andrew is an all around Linux professional with in depth knowledge of the OS and this is supported with scripting in bash, perl, python and ruby and application development in C, C++ and Java.
Having worked for many years in training, Andrew has developed automated course build systems after endless time wasted on Friday nights. The first build system he built was aptly named
"Friday nights." This has inspired his interest in all things deployment related. He has authored training courses on M... moreicrosoft Deployment Toolkit as well as countless bespoke PXE solutions
to training organizations.
His commitment to the community shows in the amount of content that he has uploaded to his YouTube channel since theurbanpenguin was founded in 2009, as well as more recently helping with the
Google / Raspberry Pi CoderDojo project. He also teaches Linux in schools.
Over the years Andrew has taught Novell, Microsoft, Lotus Notes, Citrix, Solaris as well as Linux. It is Linux, though, where his love is. Andrew is able to help you understand how the product will fit into your organization and understand the heterogeneous environment we all work in.