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<DIV><SPAN class=062225512-31012005><FONT face=Arial>Looks like the NSA are
contributors into the Open Source community too.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><A
href="http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/">http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=062225512-31012005><FONT face=Arial>I like these quotes:
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=062225512-31012005><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=062225512-31012005><FONT face=Arial>"This work is not intended
as a complete security solution for Linux. Security-enhanced Linux is not an
attempt to correct any flaws that may currently exist in Linux. Instead, it is
simply an example of how mandatory access controls that can confine the actions
of any process, including a superuser process, can be added into
Linux."</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=062225512-31012005><FONT face=Arial>In other words linux is
already secure and "Linux was chosen as the platform for this work because its
growing success and open development environment provided an opportunity to
demonstrate that this functionality can be successful in a mainstream operating
system".</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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