All,
I was just reading a review over at UNIXreview
(http://www.unixreview.com/articles/2001/0106/0106d/0106d.htm) about
EnGard Secure Linux. The short version is that they were pleased with
it.
The slightly longer version (which is just *MY* opinion) is that it
looks a little bit limited. It can be used for either a web server
(and secure online store) or a mail server. It isn't meant to be a
firewall or anything else. It is simply a secure distribution that is
meant to offer a few services to the public. The thing that I find to
be most appealing about it is the security model and approach that
they take. Rather than start out with a full-blown distro and then
strip out everything that isn't needed, they started with nothing and
built the distro from the ground up with security in mind. IMHO, the
latter is a far better way to build a secure distribution because
there isn't as much room for error. They also take a fuller view of
what "secure" means than most. They haven't just created a system that
can't be broken into. They have taken into account things like
back-ups, physical access security, etc.
Unfortunately, EnGarde wipes out the entire first drive in a system
during install because it was meant to be the only thing on that
system. Because of this, I haven't had the chance to play with it. If
anyone out there does get a chance to use it, I would love to hear a
first-hand report on it's merits.
C-Ya,
Kenny
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