AppArmor Alternatives

AppArmor is described as 'A Mandatory Access Control (MAC) system which is a kernel (LSM) enhancement to confine programs to a limited set of resources' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are eight alternatives to AppArmor for Linux, Self-Hosted and FreeBSD. The best AppArmor alternative is Firejail, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like AppArmor are SELinux, CLIP OS, AppAnvil and grsecurity.

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  1. Firejail icon

    Firejail

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    Firejail is a SUID security sandbox program that reduces the risk of security breaches by restricting the running environment of untrusted applications using Linux namespaces and seccomp-bpf.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Firetools: sandbox launcher and statistics
     

    • Firejail is the most popular Linux alternative to AppArmor.

    • Firejail is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to AppArmor.

    • Firejail is Free and Open SourceAppArmor is also Free and Open Source
  2. SELinux icon

    SELinux

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    Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a role-based access control solution, developed by the US spying agency NSA and Red Hat, for internal and general use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Comments about SELinux as an Alternative to AppArmor
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    This is the closest match to AppArmor out there, the two both implement Mandatory Access Control (MAC)

    AppArmor Icon
    SELinux icon
    • SELinux is Free and Open SourceAppArmor is also Free and Open Source
  4. CLIP OS icon

    CLIP OS

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    The CLIP OS project is an open source project maintained by the ANSSI (National Cybersecurity Agency of France) that aims to build a secure, multi-level operating system, based on the Linux kernel and a lot of free and open source software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. AppAnvil icon

    AppAnvil

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    Graphical user interface for the AppArmor security module.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    AppAnvil screenshot 1
     
  6. grsecurity icon

    grsecurity

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    Grsecurity® is an extensive security enhancement to the Linux kernel that defends against a wide range of security threats through intelligent access control, memory corruption-based exploit prevention, and a host of other system hardening that generally require no...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    grsecurity screenshot 1
     

    • grsecurity is the most popular commercial alternative to AppArmor.

    • grsecurity is Paid and ProprietaryAppArmor is Free and Open Source
  7. Vulture icon

    Vulture

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    Vulture is an application firewall that supports HTTP/2, detects behavioral anomalies and protects your web applications from Internet attacks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
     

    • Vulture is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to AppArmor.

    • Vulture is Free and Open SourceAppArmor is also Free and Open Source
  9. Smack icon

    Smack

     Like

    Smack is the the Simplified Mandatory Access Control Kernel.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. TOMOYO Linux icon

    TOMOYO Linux

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    TOMOYO Linux is a Mandatory Access Control (MAC) implementation for Linux that can be used to increase the security of a system, while also being useful purely as a system analysis tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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