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Managing SELinux Policies in Enterprise Linux

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.

Andrew Mallett - Pluralsight course - Managing SELinux Policies in Enterprise Linux
by Andrew Mallett

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.

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About the author

Andrew Mallett - Pluralsight course - Managing SELinux Policies in Enterprise Linux
Andrew Mallett

Andrew is a committed evangelist of the Linux Operating System and the concept of community and freedom that it provides. He has worked as a technical trainer since 1995 and has taught throughout the world, including Australia, the US, Germany and Eastern Europe. Andrew started teaching Linux in 2004 when Novell acquired SUSE and has been a long time supporter of Novell and provides SYSOP support the the Certifed Novell Instructor community on Linux. Andrew founded theurbanpenguin and has been submitting video training material to his YouTube channel since 2009 and currently has over 8,500 subscribers and 1.6 Million views. Andrew has had two publications with Packt: Citrix Access Gateway VPX Essentials (2012) and Citrix XenApp (2013).

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