alt Hacker NewsYes, it reuses all the security features.
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2OEH8eoCRo0 • yesterday at 7:07 PM
Doesn't each app run as it's own user? The OG of security features.
Yes, it reuses all the security features.
Doesn't each app run as it's own user? The OG of security features.
It respins UNIX security in favour of a mix of SELinux and a (mis-)use of UNIX user/group identities to contain apps instead of users. Linux distros sort of do that too but only for system services, whereas Android does it for user visible apps.