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That is a good question!

I'll talk to folks internally about getting that set as "always security".

Pat

On 9/4/19 6:55 PM, Kraus, Dave (GE Healthcare) wrote:
> Random observation of the day - why is scap-security-guide not one of the packages that always goes into security when it is updated?
>
> Given that selinux updates are  (per the FAQ), that is...
>
> I guess that selinux is more active at runtime, and scap-security-guide/openscap is passive might be a good argument. And the FAQ does cover it.
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> Not trying to start any arguments, just wondering.
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> Our spin is going into an LTM phase per a change in direction from our management, and revisiting the whole security updates for prior releases policy. And we do push use of openscap and the scap-security-guide, which gets good enhancements that should be backward compatible.
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> Ah well, as I said, not trying to start an argument, and just something that sunk into my head today...
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Pat Riehecky

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
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