Lynis Auditing Tool 2.1.1

Scans the system and available software to detect security issues

  1. 2.0 Branch

    Mr. Penguin
    Since Latest Update

    = Lynis 2.1.0 (2015-04-16) =
    General:
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    Screen output has been improved to provide additional information.
    OS support:
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    CUPS detection on Mac OS has been improved. AIX systems will now use csum
    utility to create host ID. Group check have been altered on AIX, to include
    the -n ALL. Core dump check on Linux is extended to check for actual values
    as well.
    Software:
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    McAfee detection has been extended by detecting a running cma binary.
    Improved detection of pf firewall on BSD and Mac OS. Security patch checking
    with zypper extended.
    Session timeout:
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    Tests to determine shell time out setting have been extended to account for
    AIX, HP-UX and other platforms. It will now determine also if variable is
    exported as a readonly variable. Related compliance section PCI DSS 8.1.8
    has been extended.
    Documentation:
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    - New document: Getting started with Lynis
    https://cisofy.com/documentation/lynis/get-started/
    Plugins (Enterprise):
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    - Update to file integrity plugin
    Changes to PLGN-2606 (capabilities check)
    - New configuration plugins:
    PLGN-4802 (SSH settings)
    PLGN-4804 (login.defs)

    = Lynis 2.0.0 (2015-02-25) =
    The first release within the 2.x branch! It includes several new features, to
    simplify or improve auditing on Unix based systems, including BSD, Linux,
    Mac OS and more traditional systems like AIX, HPUX and Solaris.
    New features and many improvements are the reason for the bump to a major
    release, also a beginning of a new era. Many tools to audit or harden systems
    have being released, yet none have been maintained over a long period of time.
    * Support and Feedback
    This software is supported and under development by CISOfy. By providing a
    dual license, this software is kept up-to-date and enhanced. Both customers
    and the community, benefit from this licensing. This release is available
    thanks to your input and feedback.
    * Helpers
    New in this release is the support for helpers. Small utilities which enhance
    Lynis by providing a single goal. The first helper available is to audit
    Docker build files.
    * Improved OS support
    Many changes have been implemented to better support Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD
    DragonBSD and OpenBSD in particular. Upcoming releases will include smaller
    "improvement rounds" for other systems as well.
    * New technologies
    More utilities and technologies are supported now. Technologies and tools
    like systemd, Docker, nftables.
    * Lynis Enterprise
    As this code is shared, customers have an additional option to define to
    what server they want to upload the audit results. Also, commercial plugins
    have been bundled.
    * New parameters
    Several new options have been added:
    --dump-options (see all options)
    --report-file (define a different location for the report file)
    * General
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