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HardenedBSD


Last Update: 2024-04-01 14:37 UTC

Founded in 2014 by Oliver Pinter and Shawn Webb, HardenedBSD is a security-enhanced fork of FreeBSD. The HardenedBSD Project is implementing many exploit mitigation and security technologies on top of FreeBSD. The project started with Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) as an initial focal point and is now implementing further exploit mitigation techniques.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 205 (36), 6 months: 198 (35), 3 months: 178 (36), 4 weeks: 145 (44), 1 week: 112 (57)

Average visitor rating: 9/10 from 1 review(s).

HardenedBSD Summary
Distribution HardenedBSD
Home Page https://hardenedbsd.org/
Mailing Lists https://hardenedbsd.org/content/mailing-lists
User Forums --
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://github.com/HardenedBSD/hardenedBSD/wiki • https://hardenedbsd.org/content/hardenedbsd-handbook
Screenshots DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors https://installers.hardenedbsd.org/pub/
Bug Tracker --
Related Websites  
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2018-12-18: BSD Release: HardenedBSD 12-1200058
 • More HardenedBSD releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2024-09-24 HardenedBSD working with Protectli to develop mesh networks
 • 2024-09-04 HardenedBSD warns of memory allocation incompatibility with FreeBSD
 • 2024-07-01 HardenedBSD updates ports, offers option to disable password manager features
 • 2024-04-01 HardenedBSD turns 10, updates hbsdcontrol
 • 2024-02-01 Introducing new sysctl options
 • 2024-01-17 HardenedBSD adjusts its build schedule
 • 2023-03-31 HardenedBSD plans for outage in June
 • 2022-09-01 August status report from HardenedBSD
 • 2020-11-26 HardenedBSD welcomes new contributors
 • 2018-04-30 Switching back to OpenSSL
 • More HardenedBSD headlines...

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Feature 14-stable 13-build-322 12-build-651 11-1100056.8
Release Date 2023-09-11 2022-01-03 2022-01-05 2018-11-06
End Of Life        
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 460-1400 300-1000 300-1000 300-800
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO
Installation Text Text Text Text
Default Desktop -- -- -- --
Package Management TXZ (pkg) TXZ (pkg) TXZ (pkg) TXZ (pkg)
Release Model Semi-Rolling Semi-Rolling Semi-Rolling Semi-Rolling
Office Suite -- -- -- --
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software RC RC RC RC
Journaled File Systems UFS, ZFS UFS, ZFS UFS, ZFS UFS, ZFS
Multilingual        
Asian Language Support        
Full Package List 14-stable      
Package 14-stable 13-build-322 12-build-651 11-1100056.8
abiword (3.0.5) -- 3.0.1 3.0.1 --
alsa-lib (1.2.12) 1.2.2 1.1.2 1.1.2 --
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- -- --
bash (5.2.37) 5.2 5.0 4.4 --
bind (9.20.2) -- -- -- --
chromium (129.0.6668.89) -- 75.0.3770.100 61.0.3163.100 --
cups (2.4.11) 2.4.6 2.2.11 2.2.8 --
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) -- 1.3.0 1.3.0 --
e2fsprogs (1.47.1) -- 1.45.2 1.44.2 --
firefox (131.0) -- 68.0 61.0 --
freetype (2.13.3) 2.13.1 1.3.1 1.3.1 --
gcc (14.2.0) -- 8 6 --
gimp (2.10.38) -- 2.10.12 2.8.22 --
glibc (2.40) -- -- -- --
gnome-shell (47.0) -- 3.28.3 3.18.5 --
gnucash (5.9) -- 3.6 2.6.19 --
gnumeric (1.12.57) -- 1.12.43 1.12.28 --
grub (2.12) -- 2.00 2.00 --
gtk (4.16.3) 4.12.0 3.22.30 2.24.32 --
httpd (2.4.62) 2.4.57 2.4.39 2.4.33 --
inkscape (1.3.2) -- 0.92.4 0.92.2 --
k3b (24.08.1) -- 19.04.3 18.04.2 --
kmod (33) -- -- -- --
krita (5.2.6) -- 4.1.5 4.0.4 --
LibreOffice (24.8.2) -- 6.2.5 6.0.5 --
linux (6.11.2) -- -- -- --
Package 14-stable 13-build-322 12-build-651 11-1100056.8
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- 0.9.3 0.9.3 --
mariadb (11.4.3) -- -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) 1.26.0 1.22.0 1.20.0 --
mesa (24.2.4) 22.3.7 8.4.0 8.4.0 --
mysql (9.0.1) -- 1.7.40 1.7.40 --
nautilus (47.0) -- -- 3.18.5 --
NVIDIA (560.35.03) -- -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- 3.6 3.6 --
openjdk (23) 8.382.05.1 11.0.3 --
openssh (9.9p1) -- -- -- --
openssl (3.3.2) -- 1.0.2s 1.1.0h --
perl (5.40.0) -- -- -- --
php (8.3.12) -- 7.3.5 7.2.7 --
plasma-desktop (6.1.5) -- -- -- --
postfix (3.9.0) -- 3.4.6 3.3.1 --
postgresql (17.0) 15.4 10.9 -- --
Python (3.12.7) -- 3.6.9 2.7 --
qt (6.7.3) 6.5.2 5.12.2 5.10.1 --
samba (4.21.0) -- -- -- --
systemd (256.6) -- -- -- --
thunderbird (131.0) -- 60.8.0 52.8.0 --
vim (9.1) 9.0 8.1 8.1 --
vlc (3.0.21) -- 3.0.7.1 2.2.8 --
wayland (1.23.1) 1.22.0 1.16.0 1.14.0 --
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- 4.12 4.12 --
xorg-server (21.1.13) 21.1.8 1.18.4 1.18.4 --

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Version: 13-build-322
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-03-05
Votes: 95


 The HardenedBSD project has corrected a lot of its shortcomings in the last few months to ease the user experience, I can only recommend to test and use it again.

I especially like the fact that the ports are more up-to-date than freebsd.
In terms of security, the ASLR of HardenedBSD is particularly robust and the highest of all BSD (just compare with paxtest).
The HardenedBSD project seems to be well advanced on the generalization of CFI which will make it a must-have OS in terms of security.

To be followed and encouraged with interest.


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