Openwall Project
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| Developer(s) | Solar Designer |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Type | Security |
| Website | openwall |
The Openwall Project is a source for various software, including Openwall GNU/*/Linux (Owl), a security-enhanced operating system designed for servers. Openwall patches and security extensions have been included into many major Linux distributions.
As the name implies, Openwall GNU/*/Linux draws source code and design concepts from numerous sources, most importantly to the project is its usage of the Linux kernel and parts of the GNU userland, others include the BSDs, such as OpenBSD for its OpenSSH suite and the inspiration behind its own Blowfish-based crypt for password hashing, compatible with the OpenBSD implementation.
Openwall GNU/*/Linux releases
| Openwall Version | Release date | End-of-life date | Kernel version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 13 March 2002 | ? | 2.2.20 |
| 1.0 | 2002-≈≤≥10-15 | ? | 2.2.22 |
| 1.1 | 23 December 2003 | ? | 2.4.23 |
| 2.0 | 14 February 2006 | ? | 2.4.32 |
| 3.0 | 16 December 2010 | ? | 2.6.18 |
| 3.1 | 5 January 2015 | ? | 2.6.18 |
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Poc||GTFO
The "GTFO issues" are mirrored by the Openwall Project under a samizdat licence.[1] The first issue #00 was published in 2013, issue #02 featured the Chaos Computer Club.[2] Issue #07 in 2015 was a homage for Dr. Dobb's Journal, which could be rendered as .pdf, .zip, .bpg, or .html.[3]
Public domain software
The Openwall project maintains also a list of algorithms and source code which is public domain software.[4]
See also
- Executable space protection
- Comparison of Linux distributions
- Security-focused operating system
- John the Ripper
References
- ^ "[[International Journal of PoC || GTFO issues]]". Openwall Project. Retrieved 2015-03-21.
- ^ "(PoC||GTFO or PoC or GTFO)". alchemistowl.org. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ^ "Vier-in-eins - Poc||GTFO". lost+found (in German). Heise security. 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ^ Source code snippets and frameworks placed in the public domain on openwall.info
External links
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