Onyx is more secure than any other Linux distribution.

Onyx Enterprise employs a variety of advanced security features. These features increase user privacy and make the system incredibly difficult to hack.

• Follows Least Priviledge and No Open Ports philosophies
• No services are enabled by default
• Dynamic firewall that automatically adjusts as services are enabled
• Stateful packet inspection and intrusion detection system
• Address space modifications
• Stack-smashing protection (ProPolice)
• Buffer overflow protection
• Role-Based Access Control
• Chroot, FIFO, procfs, and dmesg restrictions
• Encrypted file systems
• Advanced auditing features
• Automatic notification of security updates
• Strict default mount options
• Strict umask