Re: New HIPS based on SELinux

[Hramchenko <hramchenko@bk.ru>]

Hello, Patrick

Thanks for your reply. I understand your concerns about the term of HIPS. 

I didn't want to mislead users, but User Data Defence is not new another 
policies editor. 

User Data Defence also provides customizable alerts notification. User could 
specify alert look and set its level. This function helps to filter critical 
alerts from other messages.  

I think alerts notification provides detection of program anomalies:

	2) Anomaly based analysis of threats against the server, in example 
statistical analysis, Integrity analysis and etc.

Of course, User Data Defence is not so powerful as chkrootkit HBIDS, but it is 
an attempt to provide simple instrument for blocking attacks to user mode 
applications.

With respect, Hramchenko Vitaliy.

Patrick K. wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I think you are misusing the term "HIPS" here, (or using your own
> definition actually)
> 
> Sorry to be pedantic but, SELinux as you know is an add-on (platform
> ) to the kernel providing Access Control (RBAC, IBAC, MAC and etc.) and
> MLS (Multi-Level Security)
> 
> While encouraging you for your work but I'm afraid it is as you
> explained yourself:
> 
> " User Data Defence includes set of template policies, which makes
> process of creation SELinux specifications for user mode applications
> simple .... "
> 
> in other words, It is A Graphical user Interface for creating SELinux
> Policies
> 
> 
> BUT, Host based Intrusion Prevention System,  (HIPS)
> 
> or more accurately Host Based Intrusion Detection and Prevention System
> (HIDPS) requires a method to detect attacks and react upon them or
> interact with them (Preemptive approach), taking into account the server
> or workstation parameters and conditions, utilizing either or
> combination of :
> 
> 1) Signature based analysis of threats
> 
> 
> 2) Anomaly based analysis of threats against the server,
> in example statistical analysis, Integrity analysis and etc.
> 
> 
> 3) Protocol Anomaly Analysis
> 
> 
> 4) Heuristic analysis
> combination of methods  using Expert systems or other means in
> Artificial Intelligence/Synthetic Intelligence  such as Petri nets,
> Artificial Neural Networks and etc.
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Patrick K.
> 
> On 10/5/2011 2:30 PM, Hramchenko wrote:
> > Hi all.
> > 
> > I have created new host intrusion prevention system based on SELinux.
> > It's focused on protection user's data.
> > One of the main goals was to create lightweight replacement of
> > setroubleshootd.
> > 
> > I hope my program will be useful for SELinux users.
> > 
> > The project home page:
> > https://github.com/Hramchenko/userdatadefence/
> > 
> > With respect, Hramchenko Vitaliy.
> > 
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