SELinux

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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At a glance

Class

Invention

Domain

Science and technology

Knowledge cost

2

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What Wikipedia says

Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a Linux kernel security module that provides a mechanism for supporting access control security policies, including mandatory access controls (MAC).

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Image: Software: SELinux developers Screenshot: VulcanSphere, GPL, via Wikimedia Commons.