Hardened Gentoo is a version of Gentoo Linux that has been enhanced with security addons. Current versions are Gentoo Linux plus:

*SELinux **A system of mandatory access controls. SELinux can enforce the security policy over all processes and objects in the system. *RSBAC **A mandatory access control security system based on the Role Compatibility model. It can enforce access rules on your operating system. *PaX/GrSecurity **GrSecurity is a complete security solution providing such features as a Mandatory access control or RBAC system, Chroot restrictions, address space modification protection (via PaX), auditing features, randomization features, linking restrictions to prevent file race conditions, ipc protections and much more. *Hardened Toolchain **Transparent implementation of PaX address space layout randomizations and stack smashing protections using Executable and Linkable Format shared objects as executables. *Hardened-Sources **A kernel which provides patches for hardened subprojects, and stability/security oriented patches. Includes GrSecurity or SELinux depending on USE flags. *Bastille Linux **Bastille Linux is an interactive application which gives the user suggestions on securing their machine. It will be customized to make suggestions about other Hardened Gentoo subprojects.

=See also=

*Comparison of Linux distributions

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