An independent security configuration assurance, vulnerability assessment, change detection including file integrity monitoring and compliance reporting system for enterprise servers. Assuria Auditor measures, manages and enforces security policies across a wide range of operating systems using a host-to-network view of critical systems and servers.-Assuria Auditor assesses host security, detecting and reporting system security weaknesses. Assuria Auditor’s methodology simplifies the creation of system security baselines for users, groups, shares, services and critical system files, and easily fits in with existing business processes. Fully scalable for enterprise installations, Assuria Auditor manages large agent populations, with an optional web interface for distributed security management. Assuria Auditor is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 2.1, 3, 4 and 5.