Lynis is an auditing tool for Unix (specialists). It scans systems to detect software and security issues. Besides security-related information, it will also scan for general system information, installed packages, and possible configuration mistakes. The software is aimed at assisting automated auditing, software patch management, and vulnerability and malware scanning of Unix-based systems.
| Tags | Security Forensics Diagnostics |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPLv3 |
| Operating Systems | Unix |
| Implementation | Unix Shell |
Recent releases


Release Notes: Some tests have been extended and a few new ones have been added to this release. There are also improvements for the screen output and logging.


Release Notes: This release adds several fixes and improvements for Squid, a few new tests, and improved logging and reporting.


Release Notes: This release adds initial support for Squid and several tests related to user authentication. Several improvements have been made, including some small bugfixes.


Release Notes: This release adds AIX support and several new tests related to SSH, logging, databases, and SMTP. Many minor issues are solved or improved.


Release Notes: This release has several new tests and test improvements, like a sudoers file permissions check, a core dumps configuration check for Linux, PHP tests, and an /etc/issue banner test.