Khan, MumitAl Mamun, Mehedi2010-10-122010-10-1220054/14/2005ID 01101072http://hdl.handle.net/10361/466Cataloged from PDF version of thesis report.Includes bibliographical references (page 37).This thesis report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering, 2005.I propose a comprehensive investigation of the security issues in the Linux Operating System. Linux is an open source operating system and frequently used by both individual users and corporate users. The goal of this project is to conduct a thorough understanding of how Linux provides the standard security model known as CIA, or Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.44 pagesenBRAC University thesis are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.Computer science and engineeringThesis