Lynis is an auditing tool for Unix (specialists). It scans systems to detect software and security issues. Beside security related information, it will also scan for general system information, installed packages, and possible configuration mistakes. The software aims in assisting automated auditing, software patch management, and vulnerability and malware scanning of Unix based systems.
License: GNU General Public License v3
Changes:
This release adds support for SELinux, Samba, PAM,
and password expire checks. A new option (–tests)
is available to run specific audit tests only.
Beside the new additions, lots of small issues
were solved. Logging, reporting, and screen output
were improved.