Lynis
Lynis is an auditing tool for Unix (specialists). It scans systems to detect software and security issues. Besides security-related information, it will also scan for general system information, installed packages, and possible configuration mistakes. The software is aimed at assisting automated auditing, software patch management, and vulnerability and malware scanning of Unix-based systems.
| Tags | Security Forensics Diagnostics |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPLv3 |
| Operating Systems | Unix |
| Implementation | Unix Shell |
Recent releases
- 15 Dec 2009 22:49
Changes: This release adds several fixes and improvements for Squid, a few new tests, and improved logging and reporting.
- 08 Dec 2009 19:08
Changes: This release adds initial support for Squid and several tests related to user authentication. Several improvements have been made, including some small bugfixes.
- 01 Nov 2009 19:33
Changes: This release adds AIX support and several new tests related to SSH, logging, databases, and SMTP. Many minor issues are solved or improved.
- 05 Apr 2009 22:59
Changes: This release has several new tests and test improvements, like a sudoers file permissions check, a core dumps configuration check for Linux, PHP tests, and an /etc/issue banner test.
- 27 Mar 2009 16:45
Changes: This release adds 40+ new tests for services like Dovecot, BIND, PowerDNS, SSH, Exim, and nginx. It has support for the Solaris auditing framework and several improvements to existing tests. Many small bugfixes and output and logging improvements have been made.
Heartbeat
- Popularity Score
- 264.71
- Vitality Score
- 10.78
- Subscriptions
- 75
