After Troublesome Install, EnGarde Proves It's Secure | Linux Today

After Troublesome Install, EnGarde Proves It’s Secure

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 13, 2008

“EnGarde, a GNU/Linux-based operating system produced by
Guardian Digital, aims to provide a secure system that is easy to
manage from anywhere. Its philosophy of including only what you
need to lessen possible vulnerabilities, combined with strict
SELinux application policies and default configurations tuned for
security, make EnGarde an excellent base for a server–though it’s
not without its problems.

“The installer for EnGarde is a good old-fashioned text-based
system, which you might expect from a distribution with EnGarde’s
aims…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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