EnGarde Secure Linux v2 Out

Chuck writes "I came across EnGarde Secure Linux about two years ago when it was first released, and I see they just released the newest version. Improved Mandatory Access Control using LIDS, awesome web-based manager, code from the Openwall Project and winner of the Network Computing Hardened Linux product of the year. I love EnGarde."

Comments

Alternatives

[schroet]

We like Astaro a lot.

http://www.astaro.de/php/statics.php?action=asl& la ng=gb

Could anyone compare the 2?

Re:Alternatives

[warez]

Astaro is a hybrid firewall (stateful packet filter, application proxy), with a bunch of other nifty features. I 'discovered' it a couple of months ago on freshmeat when I was about to put together my own security box. After playing with it, I am nothing short of impressed, and its FREE for home use. it is a refined product. Engarde is a hardened linux distro; it's most practical use is turning it into a secure pubic server. The two actually goes hand in hand, as they aren't competing products.

Distro Consolidation

[The Monster]

wouldn't it be more competitve to merge certain distros?

They tried that. It's called UnitedLinux. And one of the partners in that enterprise has decided to serially sue everyone else in the Linux business, based on an exotic theory of IP violation. You may have seen something about this recently here on Slashdot

Re:We were considering implementing it

[freuddot]

OVERVIEW
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A bug was recently discovered in the default configuration of the
daily log summaries. The default address is set incorrectly causing
daily summaries to bounce until the system is ran through the initial
configuration process or the admin e-mail address is changed.

Err. That's probably the mildest bug/security problem I've ever seen. Care to explain me what is the problem of either

- applying the update ?
- running the initial configuration process ?

Or were you simply googling for a defect to post and that's the ony one you found ?