Freebsd
Vulnerable packages on FreeBSD: pkg audit
FreeBSD has a powerful package manager tool audit your installed software packages. Run a security scan with pkg audit and keep your system secured.
Summary
FreeBSD is definitely another beast than Linux. In some areas, FreeBSD is really a powerful operating system. Package management is maybe not the first one you may think of. Typically FreeBSD users have two options when it comes to installing packages. Auditing FreeBSD with pkg audit Ports collection The ports tree allows the administration to build software they need, with the compilation flags he or she prefers. This makes the software optimized and typically the last versions are available.
What is the ‘toor’ user on FreeBSD?
When installing and using FreeBSD, you may wonder why there are two users with user ID of zero. What is this second user 'toor' and do we need it?
Summary
What is the ’toor’ user on FreeBSD? Linux and *BSD systems have by default a root user installed. As it has a user ID of zero (0), it gains the highest level of permissions from the kernel. On FreeBSD systems, there is also the ’toor’ user, with the equal high-level user ID of zero. It is simply the reversed version of ‘root’, and installed as a backup account. By default, it has no shell assigned, so it can’t log in.
FreeBSD hardening with Lynis
This article provides tips for FreeBSD hardening by using a powerful tool named Lynis. This script will perform an extensive audit to secure your systems.
Summary
Lynis development has its roots on a FreeBSD system, therefore FreeBSD hardening is also easy and supported when using Lynis. People who want to audit and harden their FreeBSD system will discover Lynis to be a powerful tool for this purpose. In this article we will focus on how to audit your system with Lynis. Ports Lynis is available from the ports tree and usually the version is close or at the latest version.