Those of you who have followed my column know that I am a big fan of Linux. In addition to that, my column focuses on the trials and tribulations of getting my employers computing environment out of the Stone Age and rebuilt with security in mind from the get go. All of this while being hamstrung by an almost nonexistent budget. Therefore, a secure, easy-to-install Linux distro with efficient management capabilities would be a welcome addition to my arsenal of free software.

So when I was tasked with finding out a little bit about EnGarde Secure Linux and saw the description on their web site (quote below), I was immediately intrigued with the opportunity of giving it a trial run and letting EH-Net readers know whether or not it is worth their time.

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Editor's Note: Guardian Digital announced the release of EnGarde Secure Community 3.0.18 (Version 3.0, Release 18) on Dec 4, 2007. This release includes many updated packages and bug fixes, some feature enhancements to Guardian Digital WebTool and the SELinux policy, and a few new features. This review was done with a prior release.