Chris PeBenito has announced the latest release of Reference Policy. Notable changes in this release include the ability to specify SELinux roles in loadable policy modules, improved labeled networking support, and new policy modules for virtualization packages.

Paul Moore of HP has announced the release of version 0.18 of NetLabel Tools, a suite for managing explict labeled networking (i.e. attaching labels to packets via IP options) under Linux. This release adds support for static and fallback labels in the 2.6.25 kernel, in addition to several bugfixes and enhancements.

The NSA have announced the release of updated version of the core SELinux code, available from their web site. This release includes support for permissive domains (allowing permissive mode on a per-domain basis), user and role mapping via sepol, and various minor fixes and enhancements.

OpenSolaris developers have announced the first release (Alpha 1) of source code for the FMAC project. This code drop of the current policy and toolchain infrastructure work allows security policy to be loaded into the operating system but not yet enforced.

The schedule for the 2008 SELinux Developer Summit has been published. The one-day event will be held in Ottawa in July as an OLS mini-summit, and consist of a series of discussion panels with presentations.

SGI have announced the release of their certification test suite and its incorporation with the Linux Test Project (LTP). The test suite is a component of their EAL4+ CAPP/LSPP certification effort for RHEL 5.1 on Altix hardware, and is based on previous IBM work.

The Call for Participation (CFP) for the 2008 SELinux Developer Summit has been announced. Proposals for presentations, panels, discussions and lightning talks will be accepted until the 18th of April.

Tresys have announced the release of the latest version of Reference Policy. A notable highlight in this release is the addition of core infrastructure for X window (XACE/XSELinux). There’s also new support for wireshark, policy refinements for several already supported applications, and general enhancements including 64-bit capability support and updates for labeled networking.

The SELinux Developer Summit for 2008 has been announced. It will be held in Ottawa on the 22nd of July in conjunction with the Linux Symposium. This will be an open event for developers of SELinux and Flask/TE projects, as well as those with a strong technical interest. For more details, see the SELinux Developer Summit page.

KaiGai Koehi announced the release of an updated version of SE-PostgreSQL based on version 8.3 of the database. In terms of official packages, this release supports only the upcoming Fedora 9 and current rawhide. RPMs may be downloaded here, or check the project site for other source versions.