<div dir="ltr">Hi<br><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Javier Perez <span dir="ltr"> </span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">I know SELinux is not about encryption, it is about limiting access to the system AFTER a breach has ocurred. (That is my understanding AFAIK, and that is why I think it is a good idea).<div>My beef is given the NSA origin of this software, It could very well have a backdoor to turn itself off under the appropriate circumstances like an NSA-sponsored breach an allow unrestricted access to my system..</div>
</div></blockquote><div><br>NSA is a *huge* organization with multiple divisions <br></div><div><br></div><div>SELinux can prevent breaches as well as mitigate the extend of any breaches depending on the situation but more importantly, it is fully free and open source software and part of the upstream Linux kernel which has been thoroughly reviewed and powered competing Govt agencies including both US and Russian defense. <br>
<br></div><div>As a side note, running SELinux doesn't prevent say someone monitoring your email or chat unless you are encrypting all of that and even then it might be just a speed bump for NSA. If you want to change what they do, engage in the right political advocacy groups. <br>
<br></div><div>Rahul<br></div><br><br><br></div></div></div></div>