selinux??

[Thomas Cameron]

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On 01/23/2016 09:52 AM, bruce wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> In testing out creating/setting up remote droplets on digital 
> ocean/fed (centos), I realize that it should be secured as 
> much/tightly as possible. However, I also realize that if I screw 
> something up, I could have an instance that has issues. I'm not a
> sys admin, and not trying to be one.
> 
> So, here's my question. If I'm going to be spinning up/down an 
> instance, could I simply disable selinux? For my scenario, I'll be 
> creating a base instance, with the required apps/processes, and
> then using that base instance for any testing droplets I need to
> create, to test my apps.
> 
> So, if I create an instance, spin it up, fire off my tests on the 
> instance, run everything for a few hours, and then shut it off,
> would that be "reasonably safe/secure"?
> 
> My testing apps are a mix of python/php/perl/shell scripts, there's
> no web stuff as of yet. Although, there will be dns/nfs/mysql 
> functionality.
> 
> Thanks for thoughts..
> 

Sorry I'm late to the thread.

Bruce, I'd love your opinion on the "SELinux for Mere Mortals" talk
from Red Hat Summit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxjenQ31b70

Disclaimer: it's a video of me, and I work for Red Hat.

I've gotten a lot of positive feedback on the video, and I hope that
it will make your decision easier. It's only about an hour, and pretty
much everyone who has watched it has said they'd use SELinux after
watching it. I am clearly biased, but I would not run any
internet-facing system without SELinux turned on. Heck, I don't run
*any* system without it.

I hope this helps!

Thomas
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