This layer provides security tools, hardening tools for Linux kernels and libraries for implementing security mechanisms.

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git://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-security web repo

Last commit: 6 years ago (sumo branch)

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Dependencies

The meta-security layer depends upon:

Recipe name Version Description
afflib 3.6.6 The Advanced Forensic Format (AFF) is on-disk format for storing computer forensic information.
aircrack-ng 1.2 Aircrack-ng is a set of tools for auditing wireless networks
apparmor 2.11.0 AppArmor another MAC control system
bastille 3.2.1 Linux hardening tool
buck-security 0.7 Linux security scanner
ccs-tools 1.8.4 Tomoyo
checksec 1.5 Program radominization
checksecurity 2.0.15 basic system security checks
clamav 0.99.3 ClamAV anti-virus utility for Unix - command-line interface
ding-libs 0.5.0 Dynamic hash table implementation
ecryptfs-utils 111 The eCryptfs mount helper and support libraries
fail2ban 0.10.2 Daemon to ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors.
fscryptctl 0.1.0 low-level tool handling Linux filesystem encryption
google-authenticator-libpam 1.05 Google Authenticator PAM module
isic 0.07 ISIC -- IP Stack Integrity Checker
keynote 2.3 Keynote tool and library
keyutils 1.5.10 Linux Key Management Utilities
lib-perl 0.63 This is a small simple module which simplifies the manipulation of @INC at compile time. It is typically used to add extra directories to Perl's search path so that later 'use' or 'require' statements will find modules which are not located in the default search path.
libenv-perl 1.04 Perl module that imports environment variables as scalars or arrays
libewf 20140608 library with support for Expert Witness Compression Format
libgssglue 0.4 Exports a gssapi interface which calls other gssapi libraries
libhtp 0.5.25 LibHTP is a security-aware parser for the HTTP protocol and the related bits and pieces.
libmhash 0.9.9.9 Library of hashing algorithms.
libmspack 0.5 A library for Microsoft compression formats
libseccomp 2.3.3 interface to seccomp filtering mechanism
libwhisker2-perl 2.5 Libwhisker is a Perl module geared specificly for HTTP testing.
nikto 2.1.5 web server scanner
nmap 7.60 network auditing tool
packagegroup-core-security 1.0 Security packagegroup for Poky
paxctl 0.9 paxctl is a tool that allows PaX flags to be modified on a per-binary basis. PaX is part of common security-enhancing kernel patches and secure distributions, such as GrSecurity or Adamantix and Hardened Gen-too, respectively.
redhat-security 1.0 redhat security tools
samhain-client 4.2.2 Provides file integrity checking and log file monitoring/analysis
samhain-server 4.2.2 Provides file integrity checking and log file monitoring/analysis
samhain-standalone 4.2.2 Provides file integrity checking and log file monitoring/analysis
scapy 2.3.3 Network scanning and manipulation tool
security-build-image 1.0 A small image for building meta-security packages
security-client-image 1.0 A Client side Security example
security-server-image 1.0 A Serve side image for Security example
sleuthkit 4.1.3 The Sleuth Kit (TSK) is a library and collection of command line tools that allow you to investigate disk images.
smack 1.3.1 Selection of tools for developers working with Smack
sssd 1.16.0 system security services daemon
suricata 4.0.0 The Suricata Engine is an Open Source Next Generation Intrusion Detection and Prevention Engine
tor 6.5.2 Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities an
tripwire 2.4.3.6 Tripwire: A system integrity assessment tool (IDS)
xmlsec1 1.2.25 XML Security Library is a C library based on LibXML2