lynis

Lynis - Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS, and UNIX-based systems. Assists with compliance testing (HIPAA/ISO27001/PCI DSS) and system hardening. Agentless, and installation optional. (by CISOfy)

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CISOfy/lynis is an open source project licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0 only which is an OSI approved license.

The primary programming language of lynis is Shell.


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