Re: Linux hardening

From: Pär Johansson (par.johansson_at_gmail.com)
Date: 08/27/05

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    On 8/26/05, Eduardo Tongson <propolice@gmail.com> wrote:
    > If you really want to harden linux, by all means use PaX+Grsecurity+SSP.
    > PaX is better and mature than Redhat's execshield.. or OpenBSD's stackgap/w^x
    > But don't take my word for it <http://pax.grsecurity.net/docs/index.html>

    There's a a hardened debian-based linux distribution called Adamantix
    (http://www.adamantix.org) that you might want to check out, which
    includes both PaX and SSP (though not grsecurity).

    But do be careful, I've locked myself out of my own system a few times
    using it :)

    Regards, 

    -- 
Pär Johansson
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