From c787ae4db61fde5e66b12914cbba86dcc642af94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: William Graef Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2024 12:30:36 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] update selinux tutorial post --- content/posts/ol/admin/post-24/index.md | 13 +++++++------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/posts/ol/admin/post-24/index.md b/content/posts/ol/admin/post-24/index.md index 952e3068..aa54cd3b 100644 --- a/content/posts/ol/admin/post-24/index.md +++ b/content/posts/ol/admin/post-24/index.md @@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ showDate: true ## Details -SELinux is a set of kernel mods and user-space tools that provide another layer of system security, precise access control, system-wide admin-defined policies, and improved mitigation for privilege escalation attacks. +SELinux, or Security-Enhanced Linux, is a set of kernel modifications and user-space tools designed to protect the Linux Operating System. SELinux is a Linux kernel security module that uses a mechanism called mandatory access controls (MAC) to provide another layer of system security, precise access control, system-wide admin-defined policies, and improved mitigation for privilege escalation attacks as defined by the system administrator. -These guides walk you through using these user-space tools to help keep your system running in enforcing mode. +This tutorial guides you through using these user-space tools to help keep your system running in enforcing mode. ### Objectives -In this lab, you'll learn to: +In this tutorial, you will learn how to: - Check SELinux mode and status - Understand SELinux security labels @@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ In this lab, you'll learn to: ### Prerequisites - - A system with Oracle Linux 8 installed with the following configuration: - - a non-root user with `sudo` permissions - +- Minimum of a single Oracle Linux system +- Each system should have Oracle Linux installed and configured with: + - A non-root user account with sudo access + - Access to the Internet