lynis

Lynis - Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS, and UNIX-based systems. Assists with compliance testing (HIPAA/ISO27001/PCI DSS) and system hardening. Agentless, and installation optional.

Recent spike this week

7d +0.23% +38 stars in 7d
30d Not tracked yet — first tracked 2026-09-02
90d Not tracked yet — first tracked 2026-09-02
Sep 2, 2026: 16,271 starsSep 3, 2026: 16,275 starsSep 5, 2026: 16,286 starsSep 6, 2026: 16,293 starsSep 7, 2026: 16,299 starsSep 8, 2026: 16,302 starsSep 9, 2026: 16,304 starsSep 10, 2026: 16,310 starsSep 11, 2026: 16,317 starsSep 12, 2026: 16,318 starsSep 13, 2026: 16,322 starsSep 14, 2026: 16,326 starsSep 15, 2026: 16,336 starsSep 16, 2026: 16,344 starsSep 17, 2026: 16,353 starsSep 18, 2026: 16,356 starsSep 19, 2026: 16,359 starsSep 20, 2026: 16,360 starsSep 21, 2026: 16,364 starsSep 22, 2026: 16,363 starsSep 23, 2026: 16,368 starsSep 24, 2026: 16,374 starsSep 25, 2026: 16,379 starsSep 26, 2026: 16,382 starsSep 27, 2026: 16,386 starsSep 28, 2026: 16,394 starsSep 29, 2026: 16,404 starsSep 30, 2026: 16,408 starsOct 1, 2026: 16,412 stars 16,27116,34216,412 Sep 2Oct 1

16,271 → 16,412 stars since Sep 2

16,262 Stars 1,635 Forks 222 Open issues

Recent spike this week. Coverage includes a Hacker News discussion (207 points) on Nov 4 and a Hacker News discussion (67 points) on Nov 7.

Generated Oct 1, 2026

Timeline

💬 2 Hacker News discussions

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