Kylin
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Named after the mythical beast qilin
, Kylin is an operating system
developed by academics at the National University of Defense Technology
in the People's Republic of China
, and approved for use by the People's Liberation Army
. Based on Mach
and FreeBSD
, it aims to add an extra level of security to that operating system. In this sense, it is a similar effort to Security-Enhanced Linux that was originally developed primarily by the U.S. National Security Agency
. The first public version of Kylin was released in 2007.
The Kylin system, as a version of the FreeBSD UNIX-based operating system, is compatible with other mainstream operating systems and supports multiple microprocessors and computers of different structures.
A report presented to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission caused concern by making claims that the purpose of Kylin is to hinder advances of competing countries in the cyberwarfare arena. This report has been heavily criticized as unsubstantiated. Kylin has reportedly been deployed in Chinese military and sensitive government organizations since 2007.
Qilin
The Qilin is a mythical hooved Chinese chimerical creature known throughout various East Asian cultures, and is said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a wise sage or an illustrious ruler. It is a good omen that brings rui . It is often depicted with what looks like fire all over...
, Kylin is an operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
developed by academics at the National University of Defense Technology
National University of Defense Technology
National University of Defense Technology is a comprehensive national key university based in Changsha, Hunan Province, China.It is under the dual supervision of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Education, designated for Project 211 and Project 985, the two national plans for...
in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, and approved for use by the People's Liberation Army
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
. Based on Mach
Mach (kernel)
Mach is an operating system kernel developed at Carnegie Mellon University to support operating system research, primarily distributed and parallel computation. Although Mach is often mentioned as one of the earliest examples of a microkernel, not all versions of Mach are microkernels...
and FreeBSD
FreeBSD
FreeBSD is a free Unix-like operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via BSD UNIX. Although for legal reasons FreeBSD cannot be called “UNIX”, as the direct descendant of BSD UNIX , FreeBSD’s internals and system APIs are UNIX-compliant...
, it aims to add an extra level of security to that operating system. In this sense, it is a similar effort to Security-Enhanced Linux that was originally developed primarily by the U.S. National Security Agency
National Security Agency
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence, as well as protecting U.S...
. The first public version of Kylin was released in 2007.
The Kylin system, as a version of the FreeBSD UNIX-based operating system, is compatible with other mainstream operating systems and supports multiple microprocessors and computers of different structures.
A report presented to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission caused concern by making claims that the purpose of Kylin is to hinder advances of competing countries in the cyberwarfare arena. This report has been heavily criticized as unsubstantiated. Kylin has reportedly been deployed in Chinese military and sensitive government organizations since 2007.
External links
- http://www.kylin-os.com - Kylin's official website (Chinese)
- http://2006.eurobsdcon.org/talks-wu.php - EuroBSDCon 2006, The Kylin Operating System by Qingbo Wu