SystemsSec 2016W Lecture 4 - Revision history

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2016-02-11T15:55:19Z

Topics & Readings

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	* MULTICS		* MULTICS
	* Trent Jaeger's ''Operating Systems Security'' textbook		* Trent Jaeger's ''Operating Systems Security'' textbook
			* TCP IP Illustrated

	===Class Notes===		===Class Notes===

2016-02-09T21:07:09Z

Topics & Readings

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	* chroot jails		* chroot jails
	* MULTICS		* MULTICS
	* Trent Jaeger's ''Operating Systems Security'' ~~Textbook~~		* Trent Jaeger's ''Operating Systems Security'' textbook

	===Class Notes===		===Class Notes===

2016-02-09T21:06:57Z

Topics & Readings

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	* chroot jails		* chroot jails
	* MULTICS		* MULTICS
			* Trent Jaeger's ''Operating Systems Security'' Textbook

	===Class Notes===		===Class Notes===

2016-02-05T00:40:21Z

UNIX

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	Our favourite open sourced OS. All praise to the GNU.		Our favourite open sourced OS. All praise to the GNU.
	* simplest mechanisms, most usable		* simplest security mechanisms, most usable

	====SELinux====		====SELinux====

2016-02-05T00:39:43Z

MULTICS

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	'''~~Mul~~'''~~tiplexed~~ '''I'''nformation and '''C'''omputing '''S'''ervice		'''Mult'''iplexed '''I'''nformation and '''C'''omputing '''S'''ervice
	* supposed to be a “grown up” OS		* supposed to be a “grown up” OS
	* first OS to take security seriously		* first OS to take security seriously

2016-02-05T00:39:29Z

MULTICS

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	~~Multiplexed Information~~ and ~~Computing Service~~		'''Mul'''tiplexed '''I'''nformation and '''C'''omputing '''S'''ervice
	* supposed to be a “grown up” OS		* supposed to be a “grown up” OS
	* first OS to take security seriously		* first OS to take security seriously

2016-02-05T00:38:50Z

SELinux

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	'''S'''ecurity '''E'''nhanced Linux		'''S'''ecurity '''E'''nhanced Linux

	A set of kernel modifications whose goals are to make the Linux kernel more secure. These mainly include implementing and enforcing security policies.		A set of kernel modifications whose goals are to make the Linux kernel more secure. These mainly include implementing and enforcing security policies.

2016-02-05T00:38:28Z

(Complex Security) Policies

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	''"Suck, don’t make them."'' - Anil, 2016.		''"Suck, don’t make them."'' - Anil, 2016.
	We can’t approximate how humans approach information with logic systems, so we shouldn't try~~. If we could we would have solved the AI problem~~.		We can’t approximate how humans approach information with logic systems, so we shouldn't try.

	====MULTICS====		====MULTICS====

2016-02-05T00:38:13Z

(Complex Security) Policies

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	====(Complex Security) Policies====		====(Complex Security) Policies====
	* "Suck, don’t make them." - Anil, 2016.		''"Suck, don’t make them."'' - Anil, 2016.
	We can’t approximate how humans approach information with logic systems, so we shouldn't try. If we could we would have solved the AI problem.		We can’t approximate how humans approach information with logic systems, so we shouldn't try. If we could we would have solved the AI problem.

2016-02-05T00:37:48Z

Proxy vs VPN tunneling

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	* proxies are for HTTP specifically		* proxies are for HTTP specifically
	* VPN is for any internet traffic		* VPN is for any internet traffic
	* TCP IP illustrated, ~~to better understand networking~~		If you're having a hard time understanding networking, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP_Illustrated ''TCP IP illustrated''] , look into reading these 3 volumes. They are highly recommended by Anil.

	====(Complex Security) Policies====		====(Complex Security) Policies====