Security Architecture

Secure by Design, Defense in Depth

LIBUX implements overlapping security controls at every layer — hardware, kernel, OS, application, and identity — to minimize attack surface and maximize resilience.

Kernel Hardening

  • KASLR — Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization
  • Stack Canaries & CFI (Control Flow Integrity)
  • SMAP/SMEP (CPU protection)
  • Kernel Lockdown Mode
  • Module signing enforcement
  • BPF JIT hardening

Access Control

  • SELinux type enforcement (Mandatory Access Control)
  • AppArmor profile confinement
  • Landlock filesystem restrictions
  • seccomp-bpf syscall filtering
  • Capability dropping
  • Privilege separation

Detection & Response

  • Falco eBPF runtime threat detection
  • Auditd kernel audit subsystem
  • OSSEC / Wazuh HIDS
  • ClamAV / open-source AV
  • EDR integration (Elastic, Velociraptor)
  • Memory forensics (Volatility)

Supply Chain

  • Sigstore transparent signing
  • Cosign image/artifact signing
  • SBOM (CycloneDX / SPDX)
  • SLSA Level 3 provenance
  • Reproducible builds
  • Dependency vulnerability scanning

Memory Protection

  • Full ASLR enforcement
  • NX/XD (No-eXecute) bit
  • Heap protection (glibc hardening)
  • SafeStack / ShadowCallStack
  • RELRO (Relocation Read-Only)
  • Fortify source hardening

Monitoring & SIEM

  • OpenTelemetry unified telemetry
  • Prometheus + Grafana
  • OpenSearch Security Analytics
  • SOAR automation (TheHive/Cortex)
  • Threat intelligence feeds
  • Executive security dashboards

Vulnerability Management

LIBUX maintains a security advisory program with timely patches, CVE tracking, and transparent disclosure in line with responsible vulnerability management practices.

CVE Tracking & Triage
72-hour Critical Patch SLA
Automated OVAL/CVRF Scanning
Backport Security Fixes
Security Advisory Notifications
Bug Bounty Program (Planned)

Security Coverage Matrix

Kernel Hardening98%
Supply Chain Security95%
Access Control Coverage97%
Audit & Monitoring92%
Container Isolation96%
Identity & Auth98%

Compliance Alignment

NIST CSF 2.0
Cybersecurity Framework alignment
NIST SP 800-53
Security and Privacy Controls
CIS Controls v8
Center for Internet Security benchmarks
ISO/IEC 27001
Information Security Management
MITRE ATT&CK
Adversarial tactics & techniques coverage
OWASP Top 10
Application security compliance
PCI DSS 4.0
Payment card industry standards
COBIT 2019
IT governance framework