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• - DARPA-funded community project to audit the source of all Linux applications for security vulnerabilities.
  
• - Attempts to "harden" (tighten the configuration of) a Red Hat or Mandrake Linux installation.
  
• - This is a companion website for "SSH: The Secure Shell The Definitive Guide" by Daniel Barrett and Richard Silverman (O'Reilly, 2003). It contains technical details on the SSH as well as sample book material.
  
• - Companion Website to Hacking Linux Exposed, Osborne/McGraw-Hill. Source code from the book, updates, and other tools to secure your Linux system.
  
• - InterSect Alliance are the creators of the SNARE Linux C2-style Audit module, and have a consulting background in advanced audit analysis, intrusion detection systems, and forensics for Unix and other operating systems.
  
• - Computer and Technology articles, and a members page for the "digital underground" community with text, programs, and security information.
  
• - The project that aims to audit the Linux kernel for security vulnerabilities and other bugs.
  
• - Known vulnerabilities on the Linux system with detailed description.
  
• - Open-source security tools including "Advisor" to automatically notify an admin when a security advisory affects an installed package.
  
• - Open Source virtual-machine-type security system for Linux servers.
  
• - Designed for System Administrators, to handle user logins for several computers running Linux. It works with a console interface, based on the CDK library that uses ncurses. Import data from csv files and export to text files with a free definable format.
  
• - A kernel module that detects and stops overflow attacks, like Linux Buffer Overflow attack security, which aim to get an interactive access to the system.
  
• - Linux Security, server hardening, 1U server, 24x7 server admin, monitoring, IDS, NDS, firewalls
  
• - Praetor is a kernel-based "Security Enabler" for Linux that provides fine-grained access control.
  
• - Linuxbroker provides all types of resources you need like Linux newsgroups search engine, daily news, howtos, applications releases tracking and security alerts.
  
• - This site on Linux and security covers firewalls (iptables), intrusion detection systems (snort), securing services, and Linux security in general. The aim is to provide information about protection, detection, and reaction with respect to attacks.
  
• - Step by step, example driven, HOWTO on building a Linux box with an aim towards strong security. Also, links to resources and mailing lists.
  
• - Not only does it encrypt data, it also hides it such that it cannot be proved to be there.
  
• - Selective privileges (capabilities), cryptography, random number devices.