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Lynis

software to perform a security audit on Linux, macOS, and UNIX-based systems
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Lynis

Summary

Lynis is a vulnerability scanner[1].

Key Facts

  • Lynis is the creator of Michael Boelen[2].
  • Lynis's instance of is recorded as vulnerability scanner[3].
  • Lynis's instance of is recorded as computer security software[4].
  • Lynis's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[5].
  • Lynis's maintained by is recorded as CISOfy[6].
  • Lynis's developer is recorded as CISOfy[7].
  • Lynis's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 3.0[8].
  • Lynis's programmed in is recorded as shell script[9].
  • Lynis's operating system is recorded as OpenBSD[10].
  • Lynis's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[11].
  • Lynis's operating system is recorded as Q34225[12].
  • Lynis's operating system is recorded as Solaris[13].
  • Lynis's operating system is recorded as IBM AIX[14].
  • Lynis's operating system is recorded as macOS[15].
  • Lynis's operating system is recorded as HP-UX[16].
  • Lynis's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[17].
  • Lynis's software version identifier is recorded as 2.6.3[18].
  • Lynis's software version identifier is recorded as 2.6.2[19].
  • Lynis's software version identifier is recorded as 2.6.1[20].
  • Lynis's software version identifier is recorded as 2.6.0[21].
  • Lynis's software version identifier is recorded as 2.5.9[22].
  • Lynis's software version identifier is recorded as 2.5.8[23].
  • Lynis's software version identifier is recorded as 2.5.7[24].
  • Lynis's software version identifier is recorded as 2.5.6[25].
  • Lynis's software version identifier is recorded as 2.5.5[26].

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Authorship and Creation

Lynis is the creator of Michael Boelen[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . cisofy.com. cisofy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Venca24 · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Guix variable name → lynis
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6765]]: lynis"
  2. 10d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Security tool Lynis for Linux, BSD, and macOS systems.png
    Wikidata description → software to perform a security audit on Linux, macOS, and UNIX-based systems
    Platform → Q272629, ARM architecture
    Source code repository url → https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/b0abca186982|details]])"
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