Bastille Unix is an interactive hardening script for selected Linux distributions and other operating systems. It is free software licensed under the GPL. It does not appear to be updated or maintained any longer.
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As of 11 September 2007, Bastille Linux has been renamed to Bastille Unix. A press release indicates that this has been due for some time, but an unfortunate mishap with the domain pushed the change forward.
As of 27 January 2005, Bastille hardens these distributions:
Other operating systems supported are HP-UX and Mac OS X. The lead developer is Jay Beale. The name most likely comes from the Bastille.
Bastille presents a series of console-based screens that present a short description and a multiple-choice prompt. This makes Bastille an interactive security tutorial for Linux beginners.