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NSA has contributed quite a bit to UNIX security over the years.

• saosebastiao 12y ago
  But with what motive? To strengthen or weaken? SELinux seems like a really good idea, but when you see the efforts they went through to destroy Google's security, I can't help but think SELinux is a cleverly crafted back door into the majority of the internet.
  • blcknight 12y ago
    Is been around for ages and is part of the kernel. NSA has a dual mission of protecting national security information and also collecting intelligence. This was developed as part of the former. It's not like they have direct commit to the kernel or something, the code is reviewed. If they were to inject something sneaky or nefarious, they wouldn't do it in their own name and so publicly.
  • sudioStudio64 11y ago
    That's not the case.