This directory contains utilities which are relavant to Tin Hat's design goals. . As of the current release, there is only one, but more will be added. 1. checksec.sh - Checks binaries or running processes for the following security enhancements: RELRO - Default Read Only Marking. STACK CANARY (aka SSP) - Stack Smashing Protector NX - No eXecute PIE - Position Independent Executables ASLR - Address Space Layout Randomization For a better explanation of these see http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/hardened/hardened-toolchain.xml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NX_bit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASLR This script was written by Tobias Klein. Thank you! See his informative blog at http://www.trapkit.de