“WireX Communications, Inc., a developer of purpose-specific
server software, commonly known as server appliances, today
announced the release of Immunix OS 6.2, an “immunized” Red Hat
Linux distribution.
The current release, Immunix OS 6.2, is based on Red Hat 6.2,
however all C source-available programs have been re-compiled with
the StackGuard compiler. The result is a system that is compatible
with Red Hat Linux, but is protected against a majority of all
Internet security attacks. The Immunix security Toolkit includes
StackGuard, SubDomain, and CryptoMark. These technologies
provide security bug tolerance, meaning that even if a security
vulnerability is found in one of the programs supplied with Immunix
OS, the vulnerability most likely will not be exploitable by
attackers.“
“The other Immunix technologies, SubDomain and CryptoMark, will
be included in a future release of Immunix OS. “We are giving back
to the open source community by developing security tools that have
been made open source and are readily available now,” says Dr.
Crispin Cowan, Immunix Chief Security Scientist.”