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The '''Openwall Project''' is a source for various software, including Openwall [[GNU]]/*/[[Linux]] (Owl), a security-enhanced operating[[Linux systemdistribution]] designed for servers. Openwall [[Patch (computing)|patches]] and security extensions have been included into many major [[Linux distribution]]s.

As the name implies, Openwall GNU/*/Linux draws [[source code]] and design concepts from numerous sources,; most importantly to the project is its usage of the [[Linux kernel]] and parts of the GNU [[Userland (computing)|userland]], and others include the [[BSD]]s, such as [[OpenBSD]] for its [[OpenSSH]] suite and the inspiration behind its own [[blowfish (cipher)|blowfishBlowfish]]-based [[crypt (Unix)|crypt]] for password hashing, compatible with the OpenBSD implementation.

== Public ___domain software ==

As the name implies, Openwall GNU/*/Linux draws [[source code]] and design concepts from numerous sources, most importantly to the project is its usage of the [[Linux kernel]] and parts of the GNU [[Userland (computing)|userland]], others include the [[BSD]]s, such as [[OpenBSD]] for its [[OpenSSH]] suite and the inspiration behind its own [[blowfish (cipher)|blowfish]]-based [[crypt (Unix)|crypt]] for password hashing, compatible with the OpenBSD implementation.

The Openwall project maintains also a list of algorithms and [[source code]] which is [[public ___domain software]].<ref>[https://openwall.info/wiki/people/solar/software/public-___domain-source-code Source code snippets and frameworks placed in the public ___domain] on openwall.info</ref>

== Openwall GNU/*/Linux releases ==

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! Openwall Version

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! {{Version |o |0.1}}

| 13 March 2002

| {{date|2002-03-13}}

| {{daterowspan="6" | ?}}

| 2.2.20

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! {{Version |o |1.0}}

| {{date|2002-10≈≤≥10-15}}

| {{date|?}}

| 2.2.22

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! {{Version |o |1.1}}

| 23 December 2003

| {{date|2003-12-23}}

| {{date|?}}

| 2.4.23

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! {{Version |o |2.0}}

| 14 February 2006

| {{date|2006-02-14}}

| {{date|?}}

| 2.4.32

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! {{Version |o |3.0}}

| 16 December 2010

| {{date|2010-12-16}}

| rowspan="2" | 2.6.18

| {{date|?}}

| 2.6.18

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! {{Version |c |3.1}}

| {{date|5 January 2015-01-05}}

| {{date|?}}

| 2.6.18

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| colspan="4" | <small>{{Version |l |show=011100}}</small>

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[[LWN.net]] reviewed Openwall Linux 3.0.<ref>[https://lwn.net/Articles/421540/ Openwall Linux 3.0: Linux for the security-conscious &#91;LWN.net&#93;]</ref> They wrote: {{quote|The first question most people will have is: what is so "security-enhanced" about Owl? Aren't major Linux distributions such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, openSUSE, and so on secure? Of course, they continuously patch known security vulnerabilities and some of them (Red Hat in particular) implement security features to decrease the impact of vulnerabilities, but none of them really are focused on preventing vulnerable software from getting into the distribution in the first place.}}

== Poc{{!}}{{!}}GTFO ==

The <abbr title="Proof of Concept {{!}}{{!}} Get The Fuck Out"><nowiki>[[International Journal of PoC || GTFO issues]]</nowiki></abbr> are mirrored by the Openwall Project under a [[samizdat]] licence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://openwall.info/wiki/people/solar/pocorgtfo|title=International Journal of PoC {{!}}{{!}} GTFO issues|publisher=Openwall Project|quote=the samizdat license of PoC{{!}}{{!}}GTFO|accessdate=2015-03-21}}</ref> The first issue #00 was published in 2013, {{as of|2015|04|lc=y}} eight issues up to #07 are available. Issue #02 featured the [[Chaos Computer Club]], issue #07 was a hommage for [[Dr. Dobb's Journal]], which could be rendered as <code>[[Portable Document Format|.pdf]]</code>, <code>[[Zip (file format)|.zip]]</code>, <code>[[Better_Portable_Graphics|.bpg]]</code>, or <code>[[HTML|.html]]</code>.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alchemistowl.org/pocorgtfo/|title=(PoC{{!}}{{!}}GTFO or PoC or GTFO)|publisher=alchemistowl.org|accessdate=2015-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://heise.de/-2582025|title=Vier-in-eins - Poc{{!}}{{!}}GTFO|work=lost+found|date=2015-03-20|publisher=[[Heinz Heise|Heise security]]|accessdate=2015-03-21}}</ref>

== ''PoC||GTFO'' ==

{{Main|:ru:International Journal of Proof-of-Concept}}

[[File:PoC!!GTFO.jpg|thumb|[[The Right Reverend|Rt. Revd.]] [[Pastor]] Manul Laphroaig<ref name="pastorML">{{cite web |last1=Laphroaig |first1=Manul |title=An epistle from the desk of Rt. Revd. Pastor Manul Laphroaig |url=https://openwall.info/wiki/_media/people/solar/pocorgtfo00.pdf |website=openwall.info |publisher=GTFO issues |access-date=30 October 2018}}</ref>]]

TheIssues <abbrof title="Proofthe ''International Journal of Proof-of-Concept {{!}}{{!}}or Get The Fuck Out"><nowiki>[[International Journal of'' (''PoC || GTFO issues]]</nowiki></abbr>'') are mirrored by the Openwall Project under a [[samizdat]] licence.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://openwall.info/wiki/people/solar/pocorgtfo|title=International Journal of PoC {{!}}{{!}}&#124;&#124; GTFO issues|publisher=Openwall Project|quote=the samizdat license of PoC{{!}}{{!}}GTFO|accessdateaccess-date=2015-03-21}}</ref> The first issue #00 was published in 2013, {{as of|2015|04|lc=y}} eight issues up to #07 are available. Issueissue #02 featured the [[Chaos Computer Club]],.<ref>{{cite issueweb|url=https://www.alchemistowl.org/pocorgtfo/|title=PoC{{!}}{{!}}GTFO or PoC or GTFO |publisher=alchemistowl.org |access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref> Issue #07 in 2015 was a hommagehomage for ''[[Dr. Dobb's Journal]]'', which could be rendered as <code>[[Portable Document Format|.pdf]]</code>, <code>[[Zip (file format)|.zip]]</code>, <code>[[Better_Portable_Graphics|.bpg]]</code>, or <code>[[HTML|.html]]</code>.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alchemistowl.org/pocorgtfo/|title=(PoC{{!}}{{!}}GTFO or PoC or GTFO)|publisher=alchemistowl.org|accessdate=2015-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://heise.de/-2582025|title=Vier-in-eins - Poc{{!}}{{!}}GTFO|work=lost+found|date=2015-03-20|publisher=[[Heinz Heise|Heise security]]|accessdatelanguage=2015de|access-03date=2016-2104-17}}</ref>

== See also ==

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*[[Executable space protection]]

*[[Comparison of Linux distributions]]

*[[Security-focused operating system]]

*[[John the Ripper]]

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== References ==

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== External links ==

{{portal|FOSS}}

* {{Official website|http://www.openwall.com/}}

*[http://www.openwall.com/Owl/ Openwall GNU/*/Linux (Owl) page]

*[http:// {{DistroWatch|openwall.com/linux/ The |Openwall Linux kernel patch]}}

*[http://openwall.com/pam PAM modules]

[[Category:Free software projects]]

[[Category:Operating system security]]

[[Category:FreePublic-___domain software projectswith source code]]

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