The NSA has been working on a security enhanced version of Linux. Their
web page states:
"NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY SHARES
SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS TO LINUX
Recognizing the critical role of operating system security
mechanisms in supporting security for critical and sensitive
applications, National Security Agency (NSA) researchers have been
investigating an operating system architecture that can provide the
necessary security functionality in a manner that can meet the security
needs of a wide range of computing environments. The NSA is pleased to
announce that it has developed, and is making available to the public, a
prototype version of a security-enhanced Linux system. The prototype
includes enhancements to Linux that provide new, stronger protection
against tampering and bypassing of application security mechanisms and
greater limits on the damage that can be caused by malicious or flawed
applications."
You can view the Security Enhanced Linux page at:
http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/
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