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An approach for secure software installation

  • V. N. Venkatakrishnan
  • , R. Sekar
  • , T. Kamat
  • , S. Tsipa
  • , Z. Liang

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Abstract

We present an approach that addresses the problem of securing software configurations from the security-relevant actions of poorly built/faulty installation packages. Our approach is based on a policy-based control of the package manager's actions and is customizable for site-specific policies. We discuss an implementation of this approach in the context of the Linux operating system for the Red Hat Package manager (RPM).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 16th Conference on Systems Administration, LISA 2002
PublisherUSENIX Association
Pages219-226
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)193197103X, 9781931971034
StatePublished - 2002
Event16th Systems Administration Conference, LISA 2002 - Philadelphia, United States
Duration: Nov 3 2002Nov 8 2002

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 16th Conference on Systems Administration, LISA 2002

Conference

Conference16th Systems Administration Conference, LISA 2002
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhiladelphia
Period11/3/0211/8/02

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