Security
Open source software is also available for security applications. The table below shows well-known exponents of this category with which Vimia has experience.
Many people claim that open source software is inherently more secure than proprietary software because of the possibility of open peer review, whilst users of proprietary software have to rely on unverifiable assurances from the software producer about security issues.
| Title | Platforms | Licence | Home page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clam AntiVirus |
Linux Debian Fedora Ubuntu Mac OS X Unix Windows |
GNU General Public License (GPL) | http://www.clamav.net/ |
| Kerberos |
Linux Mac OS X Windows |
MIT license | http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/ |
| M0n0wall | Unix | New and Simplified BSD licenses | http://m0n0.ch/wall |
| OpenSSH |
Linux Debian Fedora Ubuntu Mac OS X Unix Windows |
New and Simplified BSD licenses | http://www.openssh.com/ |
| OpenSSL |
Linux Debian Fedora Ubuntu Mac OS X Unix Windows |
New and Simplified BSD licenses | http://www.openssl.org/ |
| SpamAssassin |
Linux Debian Fedora Ubuntu Mac OS X Unix |
Apache License, 2.0 | http://spamassassin.apache.org/ |
