Android 4.3 security - SELinux Protection

Started by TeaLeaf, July 25, 2013, 08:23:00 AM

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Android security gets bumped up a notch with SELinux.

Nice summary of the Security-Enhanced Linux extension which is added to Android 4.3 to improve the mandatory access control of the sandbox within which apps have to run.

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/07/google-strengthens-android-security-muscle-with-nsa-developed-protection/
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