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Hardening The Linux Kernel With Grsecurity (Debian) Security is based on three characteristics: prevention, protection and detection. Grsecurity is a patch for Linux kernel that allows you to increase each of these points. This howto was performed on a Debian Lenny system. Thus some tools are Debian specific. However, tasks can be performed with other distro specific tools or even with universal tools (make).

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I tried the grsecurity package on a Lenny.

http://packages.debian.org/search?suite=lenny&searchon=names&keywords=grsecurity

However the configuration of Grsecurity is not in high-mode.

Don't forget that in low or medium mode, you only have userland ASLR.

 

By: Anonymous

If you look at http://debian.cr0.org/ there's packages for grsec kernels. They're not the most up to date, but decent enough if you want to test

By: ik_5

If you are using Lenny or Sid (unstable), you can find a package for it to be installed instead of compiling the Kernel by hand.