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# Category:Security

Users and groups are used on GNU/Linux for access control. The superuser (root) has complete access to the operating system and its configuration; it is intended for administrative use only. Unprivileged users can use the su and sudo programs for controlled privilege escalation.

This subject of security includes a wide range of topics.

## Related categories

- Category:Internet Applications
- Category:Networking

## Subcategories

This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.

### E

- Encryption

### F

- Firewalls

### P

- Proxy servers

### S

- Secure Shell

### V

- Virtual Private Network

## Pages in category "Security"

The following 72 pages are in this category, out of 72 total.

### A

- Access Control Lists
- AIDE
- Allow users to shutdown
- AppArmor
- Arch CVE Monitoring Team
- Arch package security
- Audit framework

### B

- Bankid
- Burp suite

### C

- Capabilities
- ClamAV
- ClamSMTP: An SMTP Virus Filter
- Cobalt strike
- ConsoleKit
- Core dump
- CVE

### D

- DANE
- DeveloperWiki:Package signing
- Disk quota
- Dm-crypt/Mounting at login
- Dual boot with Windows/SafeBoot

### F

- Firejail
- FreeIPA

### G

- Grsecurity

### H

- Honeyd

### K

- KeePass
- Ksplice

### L

- LDAP authentication
- Linux Containers

### M

- MAC address spoofing
- Metasploit Framework

### N

- Nessus
- NIS
- Nmap

### O

- OpenVAS
- OpenVPN in Linux containers

### P

- PAM
- Pam abl
- Pam mount
- Pam usb
- Parental Control
- Pass
- PaX
- Polkit
- Prey
- Proot

### R

- Realtime process management
- Reset root password
- Router
- Rsyslog

### S

- S/KEY Authentication
- Securely wipe disk
- Securely wipe disk/Tips and tricks
- Security
- Security Advisories
- Security Advisories/Examples
- SELinux
- SHA password hashes
- Snort
- Squid
- Su
- Sudo
- Suricata

### T

- TigerVNC
- TOMOYO Linux
- Trusted Platform Module

### U

- Umask
- Users and groups

### W

- Wireshark

### X

- X11vnc

### Y

- Yubikey

### Z

- ZoneMinder

Category:

- System administration