Linux

Linux hosts security scanning

Agentless SSH hardening checks across 12 areas, including CIS benchmark controls.

How you connect

Connect over SSH with a password or private key. The host key fingerprint is recorded on first connect and verified on every scan afterwards.

What A1 Cloud Guard looks for

  • SSH permitting root login or password authentication
  • World-writable files and directories outside /tmp
  • Accounts with empty passwords or unexpected UID 0
  • Passwordless sudo granted broadly
  • Packages with known CVEs awaiting patch

12 services covered

Choose any combination per scan — you are never forced to scan the whole estate.

  • CIS Benchmarks
  • File Permissions
  • User Accounts
  • Sudo Policies
  • System Services
  • Network Config
  • Firewall Rules
  • Log Audit
  • Package CVEs
  • SSH Config
  • Cron Jobs
  • Kernel Parameters

Other platforms

Amazon AWS

78 services →

Microsoft Azure

46 services →

Google Cloud

45 services →

Kubernetes

12 services →

Web applications

1 services →

Scan your Linux estate

Connect a read-only credential and see the full report on the free plan.

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