81  lynis(1) - Kailash Tool Reference

81.1 lynis

lynis - Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS and UNIX systems.

Layer CLASSIC
Category c-02-vulnerability-analysis
Safety class safe
Licence GPL-3.0-only
Upstream github.com/CISOfy/lynis

81.1.1 NAME

lynis - Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS and UNIX systems.

81.1.2 SYNOPSIS

Not derived automatically - see upstream documentation. This page does not hand-copy flags (generation contract, ADR-0001).

81.1.3 DESCRIPTION (upstream)

[Documentation] [Documentation]: https://cisofy.com/documentation/lynis/ Do you like this software? Star the project and become a stargazer. > Lynis - Security auditing and hardening tool, for UNIX-based systems. Lynis is a security auditing tool for systems based on UNIX like Linux, macOS, BSD, and others. It performs an in-depth security scan and runs on the system itself. The primary goal is to test security defenses and provide tips for further system hardening. It will also scan for general system information, vulnerable software packages, and possible configuration issues. Lynis was commonly used by system administrators and aud

81.1.4 SEE ALSO

ref: pin - verified 2026-10-14