DoS and DDoS attacks

DoS and DDoS attacks

[Carlos Anísio Monteiro]

Hi.

How can SELinux obstruct the DoS and DDoS attacks ?

Thanks.

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IPEN/CNEN-SP
Sao Paulo - Brasil



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Re: DoS and DDoS attacks

[Tom]

On Mon, Dec 22, 2003 at 10:33:04AM -0200, Carlos Anísio Monteiro wrote:
> How can SELinux obstruct the DoS and DDoS attacks ?

It doesn't (except for a very small class of host-based DoSes).

SELinux is, essentially, TE+MAC+RBAC. 


You are, essentially, asking how a good door lock obstructs a tornado.
It doesn't - it's not its job. :)


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