CLIP OS is a Linux-based operating system created by ANSSI, the National Cybersecurity Agency of France.[1][2] The aim is to produce a hardened operating system to secure sensitive information which meets[3] the needs of the French Administration.[1]
| Developer(s) | Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 5.0
|
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Type | Security, |
| License | GNU LGPL v2.1+[1][2] |
| Website | clip-os |
History
editCLIP OS has been in development since before 2008.[1][2] In September 2018, ANSSI released two version of CLIP OS to the public: a stable version 4, and an in-development version 5.[2][1]
System overview
editCLIP OS is based on the Hardened Gentoo variant of Gentoo Linux.[4] The developers have noted that whilst it has similar aims to Qubes OS, the environment isolation mechanism is different.[3] Further, administrators on a CLIP OS system will not be able to access user data, unlike a Qubes-based system.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "CLIP OS – Open Source secured operating system (Press release)". ANSSI (in French). ANSSI. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d Cimpanu, Catalin (20 September 2018). "French cyber-security agency open-sources CLIP OS, a security hardened OS". ZDNet. ZDNet. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ a b CLIP OS development team. "The CLIP OS Project". CLIP OS. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Architecture — CLIP OS 5.0.0_alpha1 documentation". docs.clip-os.org. Retrieved 21 September 2018.