High-End Linux Consulting and Security

System Administration

SELinux Training

To understand SELinux you don't need weeks of studies and tons of theory. In contrast the principles of SELinux can be learned very fast.

And after some time of practical experience you find it absolutely normal to work with SELinux enabled.
All that is necessary can be learned in this course.

* The basics of SELinux in only one day.
* On location at your company, for an unbeatable price.
* Language is English or German.
* A ready-to-run VMware image for all participants.
* The training can be individually adapted to your requirements.

Topics

Basics
What is special about SELinux?
Action instead of reaction

Concepts
Mandatory Access Control (MAC)
Identity-based access control (IBAC)
- The user root under SELinux
Role-based access control (RBAC)
Type Enforcement (TE)
Logging
Transitions
The relation between default Linux permissions and SELinux

Components
Policies
- Targeted
- Strict
- MLS
Booleans
Security model
Security context
Transient und persistent objects
Access decision
The architecture of SELinux

Administration
Installation
Typical tasks

Apache hardening
mod_selinux (Apache/SELinux plus)
SE-PostgreSQL
PHP/SELinux



Fee
600,- Euro +VAT, all-inclusive, one day.

Prerequisite: advanced knowledge of Linux system administration.