Ensure SELinux or AppArmor are installed

Details

SELinux and AppArmor provide Mandatory Access Controls.

Rationale:

Without a Mandatory Access Control system installed only the default Discretionary Access Control system will be available.

Solution

Run one of the following commands to install SELinux or apparmor:

# apt-get install selinux-basics selinux-policy-default
# apt-get install apparmor apparmor-utils

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Access Control.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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