From bf1118ebb31cfcf2fbd2304c12fc65d73c4f8827 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Boelen Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:48:14 +0200 Subject: Release 2.3.0 --- CHANGELOG.md | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index f15b9f1a..0f732ad4 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -1,31 +1,34 @@ Lynis Changelog =============== -Lynis 2.2.1 (not released, development version) +Lynis 2.3.0 (2016-07-13) ----------------------------------------------- -Upgrade tips -============ +We are excited to announce this major release of auditing tool Lynis. Several big +changes have been made to core functions of Lynis. These changes are the next of +simplification improvements we made. There is a risk of breaking your existing +configuration. See the tips below to upgrade. -Several changes have been made to core functions of Lynis. These are to simplify -its usage, but might cause differences after upgrading. See the tips below to -make. +This release will soon also be available in our software repository. For more +details see https://packages.cisofy.com to install and upgrade Lynis. -Custom profiles: -Instead of making changes to default.prf, copy your changes to custom.prf. Only -include the changes, as the values in default.prf are considered to be defaults. -Check your cron jobs: -When using --quiet, the output will be really quiet now. -Use --show-warnings-only if you still want to see warnings. +Upgrade tips +============ -Lynis will exit with error 0, even when warnings have been found. Use option -error-on-warnings=yes (custom.prf) to exit with code 78 warnings. +Default profile and custom profiles: +Settings of multiple profiles can now be merged. Instead of making changes to +default.prf, copy your changes to custom.prf. Use 'lynis show profiles' to show +any detected profiles. Only include your changes in custom.prf, to keep the +configuration clean and tidy. They will then overwrite the defaults. Use +'lynis show settings' to see if they are applied. -Do not define a profile with --profile. Instead, put only your changes in the -new custom.prf. +Check your cron jobs: +When using --quiet, the output will be really quiet now. Use --show-warnings-only +if you still want to see the warnings. Lynis will now exit with error 0, even +when warnings have been found. Use option error-on-warnings=yes (custom.prf) to +exit with code 78 when it has any warnings. ---- Details ======= @@ -79,8 +82,9 @@ improved. A new test has been added to check if /var/tmp has been bound to /tmp. Language Support ---------------- Lynis now supports language translations, with the language profile option. +Initial languages: Dutch (nl), English (en), French (fr). -Initial languages: Dutch (nl), English (en) +You can help by translating the language files in the db directory. Mac OS X Improvements @@ -94,6 +98,11 @@ Show suggestion when weak protocol is used, like SSLv2 or SSLv3. The protocols are now also parsed and stored as details in the report file. +Packages +-------- +Systems running CentOS, Debian, openSUSE, RHEL, Ubuntu and others, may now use +our own software repository: https://packages.cisofy.com + Performance ----------- Several performance improvements have been implemented. This includes rewriting @@ -184,7 +193,6 @@ and therefore placed at the bottom. Program Options --------------- - * --developer - Enable developer mode * --verbose - Show more details on screen, reduce in normal mode * --show-warnings-only - Only show warnings on screen @@ -251,11 +259,13 @@ Tests Plugins +------- * PLGN-1602 - Marked as root-only * PLGN-2612 - Marked as root-only * PLGN-2804 - Marked as root-only * PLGN-3202 - Marked as root-only + -------------------------------------------------------------- = Lynis 2.2.0 (2016-03-18) = -- cgit v1.2.3