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documentation_complete: true
title: AppArmor
description: |-
Many security vulnerabilities result from bugs in trusted programs. A trusted
program runs with privileges that attackers want to possess. The program fails
to keep that trust if there is a bug in the program that allows the attacker to
acquire said privilege.
<br /><br />
AppArmor® is an application security solution designed specifically to apply
privilege confinement to suspect programs. AppArmor allows the administrator to
specify the domain of activities the program can perform by developing a
security profile. A security profile is a listing of files that the program may
access and the operations the program may perform. AppArmor secures
applications by enforcing good application behavior without relying on attack
signatures, so it can prevent attacks even if previously unknown
vulnerabilities are being exploited.
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For more information on using AppArmor, see
{{{ weblink(link="https://www.suse.com/documentation/sles-12/book_security/data/cha_apparmor_intro.html") }}}.
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platform: machine
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