Openwall GNU/*/Linux
Owl (Openwall GNU/*/Linux) is a security-enhanced server operating system with Linux and GNU software as its core. It includes a complete build environment capable of rebuilding the entire system from source, supports multiple architectures (x86, SPARC, and Alpha), and offers some compatibility for packages developed for other major Linux distributions. The primary approach to security is proactive source code review, but several other approaches are used as well.
| Tags | Operating Systems Software Distribution Security Systems Administration Cryptography |
|---|---|
| Licenses | OSI Approved |
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux |
| Implementation | Assembly C C++ Perl Unix Shell |
| Translations | German Russian |
Recent releases
- 26 Mar 2006 01:57
Changes: This branch adds post-release security and other bugfixes against Owl 2.0. The changes since Owl 2.0 so far include updates to tar, GnuPG, and John the Ripper.
- 15 Feb 2006 17:39
Changes: Many packages have been updated to newer versions: the system now uses Linux kernel 2.4.32-ow1, glibc 2.3.6 (with custom security enhancements), gcc 3.4.5, and recent versions of other packages, and it offers binary and package level compatibility for most packages intended for RHEL4 and FC3, as well as for many FC4 packages. New packages have been added, including BIND, OpenNTPD, tinycdb, PCRE, and others. A new installer has been developed, making installation a lot easier. Further security enhancements and various bugfixes have been made.
- 04 May 2004 19:22
Changes: The Owl 1.1-stable branch is now maintained, and snapshots are being made available on the FTP mirrors. This branch adds post-release security and other bugfixes against Owl 1.1.
- 23 Jan 2004 12:11
Changes: Many packages have been updated to newer versions. Linux 2.4.x kernels are now the default (2.4.23-ow2 is used in the release). /etc/tcb advanced password shadowing is now used by default. New packages have been added: nc (OpenBSD netcat), Mutt, msulogin (replaces SysVinit sulogin), cvs, Nmap, prtconf (on SPARC), iptables, dhcp, raidtools, and libcap. Many of these have had significant modifications. Various bugfixes have been made.
- 16 Oct 2002 05:02
Changes: Many improvements were made, including package updates and some new packages. It is now possible to run a live system from CD, and ISO images to do so are available. The documentation was translated to French, German, and Russian, and support for the Alpha architecture was added.
