:Kernel Space: A Simplified Security Framework for Linux
Kernel Space: A Simplified Security Framework for Linux Oct 11, 2007, 10 :30 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (4110 reads) (Other stories by Jonathan Corbet)
"The Simplified Mandatory Access Control Kernel is a security module designed to harden Linux systems through the addition of mandatory access control policies; it was covered here last August. Like SELinux, SMACK works by attaching labels to processes, files, and other system objects and implementing rules describing what kinds of access are allowed by specific combinations of labels. Unlike SELinux, though, SMACK was designed specifically for simplicity of administration..."
