Introducing Sulka, the Hardened Yocto Distro
a year ago
- #Yocto
- #Embedded Systems
- #Security
- The author is creating a secure Yocto distribution named Sulka, aimed at being free, simple, and hardened.
- Sulka is designed as a minimal, security-focused alternative to Yocto's default Poky distribution.
- Existing secure Yocto alternatives include Wind River Linux, The Embedded Kit Welma, TimeSys VigiShield, and meta-hardening.
- Sulka is open-source, differentiating it from commercial solutions that offer long-term support.
- Current features include a default-deny firewall, non-root service user, hardened SSH, and kernel hardening.
- Documentation and testing are areas needing improvement, with breaking changes expected before the 1.0.0 release.
- The name 'Sulka' means 'feather' in Finnish and is a play on words for 'embedded systems'.
- The author seeks feedback and use cases to improve Sulka and ensure its practicality.