- Bastille Unix
Bastille Unix is an interactive
hardening script for selectedLinux distribution s and otheroperating system s. It isfree software licensed under the GPL.Bastille Linux renamed to Bastille Unix
As of September 11th, 2007, Bastille Linux has been renamed to Bastille Unix. A [http://www.bastille-unix.org/press-release-newname.html press release] indicates that this has been due for some time, but an unfortunate mishap with the domain pushed the change forward.
Distributions
As of
January 27 2005 , Bastille hardens these distributions:
*Debian
*Fedora Core
*Gentoo
*Mandriva
*Red Hat and Red Hat Enterprise
*SuSE and SuSE Enterprise
*TurboLinux Other operating systems supported are
HP-UX andMac OS X . The lead developer isJay Beale .The name most likely comes from theBastille fact|date=March 2008.Functionality
Bastille presents a series of console-based screens that present a short description and a multiple-choice prompt. This makes Bastille an interactive security tutorial for Linux beginners.
Other Linux hardening projects
*
GrSecurity (kernel protections, MAC, and more)
*Security-Enhanced Linux (MAC / labeling)
* [http://www.lids.org/ LIDS]External links
* [http://www.bastille-unix.org/ Bastille Unix] and [http://www.bastille-unix.org/osx.html Bastille on Mac OS X] (updated 12 SEP 2007 per [http://www.bastille-unix.org/press-release-newname.html] .)
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