UbuntuHardened
Ubuntu Hardened is a project dedicated to offering ProactiveSecurity features for Ubuntu users, ensuring its deployment and development within the Ubuntu Linux distribution.
As a result of a key decision within the HardenedDebian project, Ubuntu Hardened is the result of the will for collaborating between different developers from different fields and projects.
Mailing list
An official Ubuntu Hardened mailing list is available. If you'd like to collaborate on hardened security concepts in Ubuntu please join this list.
Launchpad
This project also has a group organized on the Ubuntu Hardened Launchpad page. If you'd like to work on this project please register there.
IRC Channel
It can be found at #ubuntu-hardened in FreeNode network.
Ubuntu 7.10
The current goals of this newly resurrected project is SELinux deployment within Ubuntu. The information below is outdated and will need updating.
Breezy Main goals
Task |
Description |
Status |
SSP |
Deployment of the IBM Stack Smashing Protector (aka ProPolice), using libssp |
|
SELinux kernel |
Provide SELinux capable kernel |
Done |
SELinux userland |
modify relevant userland bits for SELinux |
|
ELF Markings for PaX control |
This requires a patch to binutils, and will be invisible to non-PaX users |
|
Breezy Universe
Hardened Kernel supporting
- PaX
- grSecurity
Postponed
- Deployment of Position Independent Executables.
Areas of development
See also
- SELinux
- USNAnalysis
UbuntuHardened (last edited 2008-08-06 16:31:32 by localhost)