FreeBSD Mandatory Access Control Usage for Implementing Enterprise Security Policies

TL;DR

This paper discusses how FreeBSD's mandatory access control features can be utilized to enforce diverse enterprise security policies, highlighting its practical application in enterprise security management.

Contribution

It provides a detailed tutorial on leveraging FreeBSD's MAC implementations to enforce complex enterprise security policies.

Findings

FreeBSD supports multiple MAC models.

MAC can effectively enforce enterprise security policies.

Practical guidance for deploying MAC in enterprise environments.

Abstract

FreeBSD was one of the first widely deployed free operating systems to provide mandatory access control. It supports a number of classic MAC models. This tutorial paper addresses exploiting this implementation to enforce typical enterprise security policies of varying complexities.