cookbook 'Lynis', '= 0.1.0'
Lynis (4) Versions 0.1.0 Follow2
Installs/Configures Lynis
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Lynis Cookbook
This cookbook installs Lynis and can also execute the security audit report if instructed.
What is Lynis?
Lynis is a software component to audit Unix based systems. Lynis Enterprise uses Lynis to gather data from machines. Additionally it has an administration interface, reporting, implementation plans, hardening guidance and more. For more details, refer to - https://cisofy.com/lynis-enterprise/
Requirements
Depends on cookbooks
* apt
* apt-transport-https
Platforms
- Tested on ubuntu-16.04 only
Chef
- Chef 12.0 or later
Attributes
None
Usage
Lynis::default
This would install lynis and execute the audit report
e.g.
Just include Lynis
in your node's run_list
:
{ "name":"my_node", "run_list": [ "recipe[Lynis]" ] }
Lynis::install
This would install lynis only
e.g.
Just include Lynis::install
in your node's run_list
:
{ "name":"my_node", "run_list": [ "recipe[Lynis::install]" ] }
Lynis::audit
This would execute the security audit report. It would also check if the lynis package is installed. The report is generated by default under /var/log/. The 2 report files are -
* lynis.log
* lynis-report.dat
e.g.
Just include Lynis::audit
in your node's run_list
:
{ "name":"my_node", "run_list": [ "recipe[Lynis::audit]" ] }
Contributing
- Create a branch of the repository on Bitbucket
- Create a named feature branch (like
add_component_x
) - Write your change
- Write tests for your change (if applicable)
- Run the tests, ensuring they all pass
- Submit a Pull Request using Bitbucket
License and Authors
Authors: Mrinal Mukherjee
Dependent cookbooks
apt ~> 4.0.2 |
Contingent cookbooks
There are no cookbooks that are contingent upon this one.
Lynis CHANGELOG
This file is used to list changes made in each version of the Lynis cookbook.
0.1.0
- [Mrinal Mukherjee] - Initial release of Lynis
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Collaborator Number Metric
0.1.0 passed this metric
Foodcritic Metric
0.1.0 failed this metric
FC064: Ensure issues_url is set in metadata: /tmp/4ca1fc8b9bc6cd8b471a2d38/Lynis/metadata.rb:1
FC065: Ensure source_url is set in metadata: /tmp/4ca1fc8b9bc6cd8b471a2d38/Lynis/metadata.rb:1
0.1.0 passed this metric
0.1.0 failed this metric
FC064: Ensure issues_url is set in metadata: /tmp/4ca1fc8b9bc6cd8b471a2d38/Lynis/metadata.rb:1
FC065: Ensure source_url is set in metadata: /tmp/4ca1fc8b9bc6cd8b471a2d38/Lynis/metadata.rb:1