TOMOYO Linux Alternatives

TOMOYO Linux is described as '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' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are four alternatives to TOMOYO Linux for Linux. The best TOMOYO Linux alternative is AppArmor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TOMOYO Linux are SELinux, grsecurity and Smack.

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  1. AppArmor icon
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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

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • AppArmor is the most popular Linux alternative to TOMOYO Linux.

    • AppArmor is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to TOMOYO Linux.

    • AppArmor is Free and Open SourceTOMOYO Linux is also Free and Open Source
    • AppArmor is Security-focusedTOMOYO Linux is not according to our users
  2. SELinux icon
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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

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. grsecurity icon
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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

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • grsecurity is the most popular commercial alternative to TOMOYO Linux.

    • grsecurity is Paid and ProprietaryTOMOYO Linux is Free and Open Source
    • grsecurity is Security-focusedTOMOYO Linux is not according to our users
  4. Smack icon
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    Smack is the the Simplified Mandatory Access Control Kernel.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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