Lynis is an auditing tool for Unix (specialists). It scans systems to detect software and security issues. Beside security related information, it will also scan for general system information, installed packages, and possible configuration mistakes. The software aims in assisting automated auditing, software patch management, and vulnerability and malware scanning of Unix based systems.
License: GNU General Public License v3
Changes:
This release contains many new tests, like status checks for Syslog-NG, klogd, and minilogd. Several inetd and logging tests have been added. Two new categories (Insecure services and SNMP) are included, and several problems related to Solaris have been fixed.
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