Preface

SELinux can be seen as a daunting beast to tame. For many, it is considered to be a complex security system on the already versatile environment that Linux can be. But as with most IT-related services, it is the unfamiliarity with the technology that is causing the notion of having a complicated system.

It is, however, nothing like that. SELinux is not all that difficult to understand. If it were, then Linux distributions such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux wouldn't enable it by default.

To support everyone in their daily operations with SELinux-enabled systems, this book came to life. It contains numerous chapters on the various aspects of SELinux handling and policy development in a recipe-based approach that allows every person to quickly ...

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