Openwall Project

<p>The Openwall Project is a source for various software, including Openwall GNU/*/Linux (Owl), a security-enhanced <a href="/facts/Linux_distribution/0vVl4N4f">Linux distribution</a> designed for servers.  Openwall <a href="/facts/Patch_(computing)/sIHVBPls">patches</a> and security extensions have been included into many major <a href="/facts/Linux_distribution/0vVl4N4f">Linux distributions</a>.
</p><p>As the name implies, Openwall GNU/*/Linux draws <a href="/facts/Source_code/o9J6Jv23">source code</a> and design concepts from numerous sources; most importantly to the project is its usage of the <a href="/facts/Linux_kernel/dlkduHuA">Linux kernel</a> and parts of the GNU <a href="/facts/Userland_(computing)/0yIzMY8t">userland</a>, and others include the <a href="/facts/BSD/XQKcURrh">BSDs</a>, such as <a href="/facts/OpenBSD/xmPS9tek">OpenBSD</a> for its <a href="/facts/OpenSSH/2qxJ3Fe7">OpenSSH</a> suite and the inspiration behind its own <a href="/facts/Blowfish_(cipher)/H6fYatpd">Blowfish</a>-based <a href="/facts/Crypt_(Unix)/5lkSXkHF">crypt</a> for password hashing, compatible with the OpenBSD implementation.
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