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C (programming language) vs grsecurity

A side-by-side look at C (programming language) and grsecurity. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

C (programming language)

C (programming language)

Development

C is a general-purpose, procedural programming language originally developed by Dennis Ritchie between 1969 and 1973 at Bell Labs. It is a very popular language, particularly for systems programming due to its flexibility, speed, and minimal runtime requirements.

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grsecurity

grsecurity

Security & Privacy

grsecurity is a Linux kernel security enhancement that provides additional security features such as address space protection, valuable auditing for compliance, proactive security features to harden systems against potential attacks, and more.

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