Linux Security Technologies John Pierce SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux) is a mandatory access control in the Linux kernel that was originally developed by NSA (National Security Agency) with direct contributions provided by Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) via the Fedora Project. In the day and age of identity theft and attempted sabotage from terrorists against our country‚ it should be very apparent why an organization like NSA had such an interest in heading up development of a more
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Linux Operating Systems Proposal Mark Spring Nets Op Sys-Unix w/Lab DeVry University 10/9/2014 To make our company great we should choose to incorporate Linux with all of our desktop and servers. For our desktop hosts I suggest that we should choose Ubuntu Linux. I believe that this Operating system is dependable and should last the test of time. Users whom are familiar with Windows should feel comfortable with Ubuntu and if the change seems too drastic for some users the option to go with Kubuntu
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Question #01: Compare access control techniques between Linux and Windows. Which one provides better control and in which conditions? Ans: Access Control techniques in windows are as: Window contains of two types of ACLs Discretionary ACL and a System ACL. Windows files have an owner mean that the creator of the file. In window owner is not a group which they belong. An access right in window doesn’t give importance to owner. File in the window have two main categories either it require the explicit
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Linux Course Project Network Operating Systems‚ UNIX/Linux with Lab Linux Distributions for the Enterprise By James Anderson Professor: Yves Gollo Network 240 April 7‚ 2012 Outline: Cover Page 1 Outline 2 Executive Summary 3-4 Introduction 5 Body 5-12 Conclusion 12-13 References 13-15 Executive Summary: In the workplace today there are many different options for operating systems be they providers of server related services
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Creating a multi-boot linux usb Multi-boot‚ such a lovely word. Reminds me of Lilo Dallas Multi Pass from The Fifth Element. But essentially‚ multi-booting is nothing special. I have a system with four operating systems installed side by side just on the internal disk and another four or five on an external device. I have several systems with two or three instances of Linux distros breezing happily. But having a live bootable multi-boot system is a different story altogether. Why would you want
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Android is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such aanroids smartphones and tablet computers. Initially developed by Android‚ Inc.‚ which Google backed financially and later purchased in 2005‚[9] Android was unveiled in 2007 along with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance: a consortium of hardware‚ software‚ and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices.[10] The first Android-powered phone was sold in October
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Linux Admin Research Paper #1 Linux is a open source operating systems that has been evolving over many years. Linux has changed to a very powerful platform that has been adopted by many people as well as developed by the robust open source community. One particular aspect of development that has changed is the security of linux‚ with the introduction of a few security technologies such as SE Linux‚ chroot jail‚ and IP tables. With many of these new technologies Linux has become more secure and
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Billy Webber Word Count: 21 February 2013 The Various Shapes of Red Hat Linux‚ much like Windows‚ or OSX‚ comes in a variety of versions‚ or distributions as they are known in the Linux world. Red Hat‚ a Linux distribution‚ has several distributions based off of its architecture that are designed for several purposes‚ these distributions vary in much the same way as the Windows versions. The main currently active Linux distributions that are based off of Red Hats architecture include Fedora‚ Red
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system start X by default? When the system activates graphical target (fedora) or enters runlevel 5 (RHEL). 9) If you do not install grub on the master boot record of the hard disk‚ how can you boot Linux? There’s an alternative program called “LILO” that can be used‚ but in order to boot linux one of these must be used‚ unless you plan to boot from CD. 10) Why would you place /var at the beginning of the disk? The /var files are modified a lot‚ therefore need to be easily accessed. Placing
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Guide to UNIX Using Linux Fourth Edition Chapter 1 Solutions Answers to the Chapter 1 Review Questions 1. Your boss drops by your office in a hurry to ask you to attend a meeting at 10:30 on Friday morning and you can’t find a pen to make a note as a reminder. What Linux command can you use to make a quick note to store in a file called Meeting? Answer: b. cat > Meeting 2. Before you make the note in Question 1‚ you decide to determine Friday’s date‚ so that you can include
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