Lately conversations keep turning up new slogans for SELinux. I figure this is as good a place as any to keep a running list so here we go:

• SELinux - Because users do weird shit.
• SELinux - Fuck root.
• SELinux - Hampering administrators since before it was cool.
• SELinux - Take revenge against the BOFH
• SELinux - High-security gone haywire.
• SELinux - Turning it off is like removing the batteries from a smoke detector. Sure it sounds better but you might get burned.
• SELinux - Because life is too simple.
• SELinux - AppArmor sucks.
• SELinux - It’s too early in the morning to be cleaning up after 11-year old kiddies.
• SELinux - Too powerful for our own good.
• SELinux - Here’s our root password, what’s yours?
• SELinux - Didn’t they teach you about using protection in high-school?
• SELinux - Blind faith not required

Thinking about slogans actually got me thinking about “short reasons to use SELinux”.

• SELinux will save you tons of money, your TCO will go down and your ROI will go up.
• SELinux supports 3-letter acronyms out of the box, no complex policy changes required.
• Zero day vulnerabilities are a fact. Do something about it.
• Trusted Solaris has been end-of-lifed and you’re not in the government space to begin with.
• Path-named based access control is weak.
• Implicitly trusting admins doesn’t have to be SOP.
• You’re not a security expert, let us do the hard work.
• The US military (and others) trust SELinux with their information, shouldn’t you? [1]

These are just a few.

[1] The answer to this question might actually be a resounding “no!” Don’t worry, I’m not offended.