Immunix is a discontinued commercial operating system that provided host-based application security solutions. The last release of Immunix's Linux distribution was version 7.3 on November 27, 2003. Immunix, Inc. was the creator of AppArmor, an application security system.
| Developer | Immunix, Inc. |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Latest release | 7.3 / November 27, 2003 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic kernel (Linux) |
On May 10, 2005, Novell acquired Immunix, Inc., a long-time partner with Novell.[1] AppArmor was one of Novell's primary interests, and as a result, it was adopted by the company and renamed Novell AppArmor powered by Immunix. In September 2007, Novell laid off the AppArmor team.[2]
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edit- ^ "Novell Acquires Immunix, Delivers Industry's Best Application Security for Linux". Novell. 2005-05-10.
- ^ "Novell lays off AppArmor programmers". CNET. 2007-10-10.