diff --git a/contrib/selinux/README b/contrib/selinux/README
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+This directory includes an selinux policy for haproxy. It assumes
+the following file locations:
+
+	/usr/sbin/haproxy		-- binary
+	/etc/haproxy/haproxy\.cfg	-- configuration
+	/var/run/haproxy\.pid		-- pid-file
+	/var/run/haproxy\.sock(.*)	-- stats socket
+	/var/empty/haproxy		-- chroot dir
+
+To build and load it on RHEL5 you'll need the "selinux-policy-devel" package,
+and from within this directory run:
+
+	make -f /usr/share/selinux/devel/Makefile
+	sudo semodule -i haproxy.pp
+	restorecon /usr/sbin/haproxy /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg /var/run/haproxy.pid /var/run/haproxy.sock*
+
+
+Feedback to Jan-Frode Myklebust <janfrode@tanso.no> is much appreciated,
diff --git a/contrib/selinux/haproxy.fc b/contrib/selinux/haproxy.fc
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+# haproxy labeling policy
+# file: haproxy.fc
+/usr/sbin/haproxy           -- gen_context(system_u:object_r:haproxy_exec_t, s0)
+/etc/haproxy/haproxy\.cfg   -- gen_context(system_u:object_r:haproxy_conf_t, s0)
+/var/run/haproxy\.pid       -- gen_context(system_u:object_r:haproxy_var_run_t, s0)
+/var/run/haproxy\.sock(.*)  -- gen_context(system_u:object_r:haproxy_var_run_t, s0)
diff --git a/contrib/selinux/haproxy.if b/contrib/selinux/haproxy.if
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+## <summary>selinux policy module for haproxy</summary>
+
diff --git a/contrib/selinux/haproxy.te b/contrib/selinux/haproxy.te
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+policy_module(haproxy,1.0.0)
+
+########################################
+#
+# Declarations
+#
+
+type haproxy_t;
+type haproxy_exec_t;
+type haproxy_port_t;
+init_daemon_domain(haproxy_t, haproxy_exec_t)
+
+type haproxy_var_run_t;
+files_pid_file(haproxy_var_run_t)
+
+type haproxy_conf_t;
+files_config_file(haproxy_conf_t)
+
+########################################
+#
+# Local policy
+#
+
+# Configuration files - read
+allow haproxy_t haproxy_conf_t : dir list_dir_perms;
+allow haproxy_t haproxy_conf_t : file read_file_perms;
+allow haproxy_t haproxy_conf_t : lnk_file read_file_perms;
+
+# PID and socket file - create, read, and write
+files_pid_filetrans(haproxy_t, haproxy_var_run_t, { file sock_file })
+allow haproxy_t haproxy_var_run_t:file manage_file_perms;
+allow haproxy_t haproxy_var_run_t:sock_file { create rename link setattr unlink };
+
+allow haproxy_t self : tcp_socket create_stream_socket_perms;
+allow haproxy_t self: udp_socket create_socket_perms;
+allow haproxy_t self: capability { setgid setuid sys_chroot sys_resource kill };
+allow haproxy_t self: process { setrlimit signal };
+
+
+logging_send_syslog_msg(haproxy_t)
+
+corenet_tcp_bind_all_ports(haproxy_t)
+corenet_tcp_connect_all_ports(haproxy_t)
+corenet_tcp_bind_all_nodes(haproxy_t)
+corenet_tcp_sendrecv_all_ports(haproxy_t)
+corenet_tcp_recvfrom_unlabeled(haproxy_t)
+
+# use shared libraries
+libs_use_ld_so(haproxy_t)
+libs_use_shared_libs(haproxy_t)
+
+# Read /etc/localtime:
+miscfiles_read_localization(haproxy_t)
+# Read /etc/passwd and more.
+files_read_etc_files(haproxy_t)
+
+# RHEL5 specific:
+require {
+	type unlabeled_t;
+	type haproxy_t;
+	class packet send;
+	class packet recv;
+}
+
+allow haproxy_t unlabeled_t:packet { send recv };
+