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Lynis

Security auditing tool that checks Linux hardening and configuration.

Licence
GPL-3.0
Platforms
linux
Self-hostable
No
Pricing model
free
Language
Shell
Repo activity
Last release June 25, 2026
GitHub stars
16,559
Last verified
October 24, 2026

Replaces

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