Smack Alternatives

Apps similar to Smack include AppArmor, which is free and open source. Other options are SELinux, grsecurity and TOMOYO Linux. In total there are four apps like Smack for Linux.

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Smack alternatives page was last updated Jan 4, 2023

AppArmor
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A Mandatory Access Control (MAC) system which is a kernel (LSM) enhancement to confine programs to a limited set of resources.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Linux
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SELinux
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Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a role-based access control solution, developed by the US spying agency NSA and Red Hat, for internal and general use.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Origin
United States
Platforms
Linux
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grsecurity
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Grsecurity® is an extensive security enhancement to the Linux kernel that defends against a wide range of security threats through intelligent access control, memory corruption-based exploit prevention, and a host of other system hardening that generally require no...
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Origin
United States
Platforms
Linux
United States
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TOMOYO Linux
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TOMOYO Linux is a Mandatory Access Control (MAC) implementation for Linux that can be used to increase the security of a system, while also being useful purely as a system analysis tool.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Origin
Japan
Platforms
Linux
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