From:	 "J. Lasser" <jon@lasser.org>
To:	 "J. Lasser" <jon@lasser.org>
Subject: BASTILLE LINUX RELEASES VERSION 1.2
Date:	 Fri, 15 Jun 2001 14:41:01 -0400


For Immediate Release

Contact: Jon Lasser
         Bastille Linux Lead Coordinator
         410-558-2787
         jon@lasser.org                                                         

             BASTILLE LINUX RELEASES VERSION 1.2

http://www.bastille-linux.org/ -- June 15, 2001 -- The Bastille Linux
development team today announced the release of Bastille Linux 1.2, a
hardening script for multiple Linux distributions. With this release,
Bastille Linux delivers on the full promise of simplified, automated
security administration for Linux systems.
        
"Version 1.2 of Bastille's usability and intelligence has made it
a joy to use. MandrakeSoft's focus on usability has improved the
Bastille front end tremendously," says Jay Beale, lead developer for
the Bastille Linux Project.


New Features of Bastille Linux 1.2

        - Bastille Linux now provides support for Red Hat Linux
          versions 6.0 through 7.1 and Mandrake Linux versions 6.0
          through 8.0.

        - A new X Windows-based configuration GUI simplifies
          installation of Bastille Linux for new users.

        - Support for iptables firewalling permits use of the new
          Linux 2.4 kernel and offers expanded firewalling capability.

Goals for future versions of Bastille Linux include

        - Additional security subsystem modules

        - Improved configuration management architecture

        - Improved Linux distribution support

        - Extension of Bastille to run on non-Linux platforms

The Bastille Linux project is receiving assistance from Hewlett-Packard
Company in developing Bastille functionality for HP-UX.
         

About Bastille Linux
                        
The Bastille Linux Project, founded in April 1999, is dedicated to
simplifying security administration on Linux systems. The Bastille Linux
software package is available for free under the GNU General Public
License (GPL) and is an open source project with an open development
list. The core Bastille Linux development team is:

        Jay Beale - Lead Developer
        Jon Lasser - Lead Coordinator
        Sweth Chandramouli - Tools developer
        Mike Rash - Port Scan Detector developer
        Peter Watkins - Firewall Development

The project is indebted to Affinity Internet Inc. and MandrakeSoft for
the time of Jon Lasser and Jay Beale, respectively. Contributions of
time and talent from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
(UMBC), the SANS institute, and VA Linux have been crucial to the
success of the Bastille Linux Project.

The Bastille Linux software is available from the project's web site, at
http://www.bastille-linux.org/                                                  

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