Scientific Linux SELinux sandbox

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  1. Ocky

    Ocky Registered Member

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    Further to my post here I can now confirm that the -w flag (screen res.) now works perfectly.

    Bare bones:-

    sandbox -X -t sandbox_web_t -w 1440x900 firefox

    Allows to save downloads to ~/myweb:-

    sandbox -X -T /tmp/myweb -H ~/myweb -t sandbox_web_t -w 1440x900 firefox

    With -i flag copies profile to sandbox - no saving downloads:-

    sandbox -X -t sandbox_web_t -i /home/myself/.mozilla -w 1440x900 firefox

    Allows saving downloads with -i flag:- (without -w flag)

    sandbox -X -T /tmp/myweb -H ~/myweb -t sandbox_web_t -i /home/myself/.mozilla firefox

    Saving downloads with gftp:- (Another example, without -w flag)

    sandbox -X -T /tmp/myweb -H ~/myweb -t sandbox_web_t gftp
     
  2. x942

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    Been using this on Fedora :thumb: Thanks for the tips!

    Does any one know how secure this is? Compared with Sandboxie on windows or even a VM? I was using Fedora's built in Hyper-visor to run other distros, it seems to run them faster than VBox does. The idea of running each application in it's own sandbox is more attractive though.
     
  3. mack_guy911

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    i guess live cd would be better option for wild surfing ;)

    rest vm/sandbox is too much but in case you like both are good


    as long as there is

    no screen capture spyware/rootkit in your original system if so that its problem i dont know any that kinda exist on linux but you never know ;)


    https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=319831
     
  4. Hungry Man

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    There are rootkits for linux.
     
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    Running hundreds of Linux installations in various environments, mostly Ubuntu and yet to get a single rootkit on one of them, on my Windows installs, it used to be a different story.
     
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    That is factually correct :) You can run rkhunter till the cows come home and still won't be rewarded with a rootkit detection, same applies to running an anti-virus.
     
  7. mack_guy911

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    sorry i mix agree rootkits are there in linux but never seen a rootkit/trojan in linux which create snapshots and sent to its owner maybe there are but i never heard of any ;)
     
  8. Hungry Man

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    I mean, it's a fact that they exist - they've shown up in the past. No one here has run into one because Linux users don't get attacked, Linux servers do.
     
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    Relative to other operating systems, what's the message you want to get across? For desktop users? For those in charge of servers?
     
  10. Hungry Man

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    Someone said "I don't know of any that exist." I said "they exist."

    It seems fairly self explanatory.
     
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