Announce: RSBAC v1.2.4 released

Announce: RSBAC v1.2.4 released

[Amon Ott]

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Rule Set Based Access Control (RSBAC) v1.2.4 has been released! Full 
information and downloads are available from http://www.rsbac.org

RSBAC Key Features:

    * Free Open Source (GPL) Linux kernel security extension
    * Independent of governments and big companies
    * Several well-known and new security models, e.g. MAC, ACL and RC
    * Control over individual user and program network accesses
    * Fully access controlled kernel level user management
    * Any combination of models possible
    * Easily extendable: write your own model for runtime registration
    * On-access virus scanning with Dazuko interface
    * Support for current kernels in 2.4 and 2.6 series
    * Stable for production use since January 2000

Major new features in v1.2.4:

    * Fully access controlled kernel level user and group management
    * Transaction support for administration
    * Complete list of changes at 
http://www.rsbac.org/download/code/v1.2.4/changes-v1.2.4.txt

This announcement has been delayed after the release to let early 
adopters try it hard first. Two important security bugfixes have been 
released in the meantime. You can always find the latest bugfixes at 
http://www.rsbac.org/download/bugfixes, they are already included in 
the pre-patched kernel sources (-bfX) at 
http://www.rsbac.org/download/kernels/v1.2.4/

Please forward this announcement to where you think it is applicable, 
e.g.  local or national security lists, newspapers or magazines, or 
your favourite Internet forum.

Feedback is always welcome!

Amon.
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