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potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 3 months ago

TIL the NSA created SELinux and various other FOSS projects

code.nsa.gov

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TIL the NSA created SELinux and various other FOSS projects

code.nsa.gov

potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 3 months ago
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THE FOLLOWING OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE was developed within the National Security Agency and is now available to the public.
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    • What’s the issue with their official website?
    • A Github link is easier to impersonate than an official .gov address.
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      An official .gov website is easier to serve a js vulnerability than github

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