Lynis

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Lynis

https://cisofy.com/lynis/
Security auditing and hardening tool

Lynis is an auditing and hardening tool for Unix-Like Operating Systems like GNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris. 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.





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License

GPLv3




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Michael Boelen Lead developer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
Debian (Ref)https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/lynis
AllHomepagehttps://cisofy.com


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