[hardening-discuss] Bug#587295: checksec

[Michael Gilbert]

any thoughts on this?

> hi, i put together a package for checksec a couple weeks ago [0], and
> just heard about hardening-check today.  the two tools seem to do
> essentially the same thing; perhaps they could be merged?
> 
> i think checksec may have the advantage since it supports various kernel
> feature checks as well.  also, subjectively, the output looks a bit
> nicer, and its more compact.
> 
> let me know what you think.
> 
> best wishes,
> mike 
> 
> [0] http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2010/06/msg00389.html