[http://www.h-online.com/security/Fedora-12-demonstrates-sandbox-for-desktop-applications--/news/114298] [http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/31146.html]
Interesting desktop development. ===== Fedora 12 demonstrates sandbox for desktop applications Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) specialist and Red Hat developer Dan Walsh has souped up the security mechanisms in Fedora and SELinux by adding a desktop sandbox which he's calling "sandbox -X". Users can run desktop applications of their choice inside his sandbox, which then protects the underlying system from any possible damage. [...] This can, for example, be used to run Firefox in an isolated environment, consisting of temporary directories, a unique X Server instance – for which he uses Xephyr – and a special profile which defines the relevant privileges [...] ===== -- Soh Kam Yung my Google Reader Shared links: (http://www.google.com/reader/shared/16851815156817689753) my Google Reader Shared SFAS links: (http://www.google.com/reader/shared/user/16851815156817689753/label/sfas) _______________________________________________ LUGS Mailing list - [email protected] List FAQ: http://wiki.lugs.org.sg/LugsMailingListFaq Info page: http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet To unsubscribe send an empty email to: [email protected]
