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AppArmor: History & Products

AppArmor ("Application Armor") is a Linux kernel security module that allows system administrators to restrict programs' capabilities with per-program profiles. Profiles can allow capabilities like network access, raw socket access, and the permission to read, write, or execute files on matching paths. AppArmor supplements the traditional Unix…

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AppArmor topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Products as prominent areas in the source structure around AppArmor.

Related topics
26
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
30
Extracted relationships
54
Concept neighborhoods
16
Bridge connections
30

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 12 topics
Other systems · 6 topics
Overview · 6 topics
Details · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Developers
Originally by Immunix (1998-2005), then by SUSE as part of Novell (2005-2009), and currently by Canonical Ltd (since 2009).
License
GNU General Public License
Operating system
Linux
Original author
Immunix
Release
1998; 28 years ago (1998)
Repository
gitlab.com/apparmor

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Details

  • SELinux Security-Enhanced Linux
  • NFS Network File System

History

Other systems

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How AppArmor connects Entity context

The extracted context around AppArmor shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, AppArmor → AppArmor WikiAppArmor, AppArmorLKML, ArchWikiCOUNTERPOINT, Confining Privileges, Hardening Guide, Novell, Overview, PATCH, Red Hat, RFC, Security, SELinuxSLES, SP2, Tony Jones, Ubuntu WikiSDB, WikiAppArmor Another extracted example is AppArmor → At, February, From, Immunix, Immunix Linux, In May, Leap, Linux, Novell, SELinux, September, SLES, SubDomain, SUSE, Tumbleweed. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

AppArmor

Top relations

related to External links · 16
AppArmor → AppArmor WikiAppArmor, AppArmorLKML, ArchWikiCOUNTERPOINT, Confining Privileges, Hardening Guide, Novell, Overview, PATCH, Red Hat, RFC, Security, SELinuxSLES, SP2, Tony Jones, Ubuntu WikiSDB, WikiAppArmor
related to history · 15
AppArmor → At, February, From, Immunix, Immunix Linux, In May, Leap, Linux, Novell, SELinux, September, SLES, SubDomain, SUSE, Tumbleweed
related to Other systems · 8
AppArmor → One, SELinux, SELinux's, The SELinux, This, Ubuntu, Under AppArmor, Yama
related to Details · 4
AppArmor → In, Linux Security Modules, LSM, This
Developers · 1
AppArmor → Originally by Immunix (1998-2005), then by SUSE as part of Novell (2005-2009), and currently by Canonical Ltd (since 2009).
License · 1
AppArmor → GNU General Public License
Operating system · 1
AppArmor → Linux
Original author · 1
AppArmor → Immunix
Release · 1
AppArmor → 1998; 28 years ago (1998)
Repository · 1
AppArmor → gitlab.com/apparmor

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

linux selinux ubuntu security kernel access since novell profiles also system immunix canonical default 10 control suse 2009 profile may

AppArmor relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 54 structured relationships around AppArmor. Examples in this analysis include AppArmor → Developers → Originally by Immunix (1998-2005), then by SUSE as part of Novell (2005-2009), and currently by Canonical Ltd (since 2009). and AppArmor → License → GNU General Public License. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AppArmorDevelopersOriginally by Immunix (1998-2005), then by SUSE as part of Novell (2005-2009), and currently by Canonical Ltd (since 2009).1.00infobox
AppArmorLicenseGNU General Public License1.00infobox
AppArmorOperating systemLinux1.00infobox
AppArmorOriginal authorImmunix1.00infobox
AppArmorRelease1998; 28 years ago (1998)1.00infobox
AppArmorRepositorygitlab.com/apparmor1.00infobox
AppArmorStable release5.0.2 / 13 July 2026; 41 days ago (13 July 2026)1.00infobox
AppArmorTypeSecurity, Linux Security Modules (LSM)1.00infobox
AppArmorWebsiteapparmor.net1.00infobox
AppArmorWritten inC, Python, C++, sh1.00infobox
MySQL had installed profilesinstance ofAs of Ubuntu 9.04 more items0.80text
AppArmorrelated to DetailsIn0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around AppArmor bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Selinux, Linux and Security. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • AppArmor
    • Selinux
    • Linux
    • Security
    • Novell
    • Immunix
    • Profile
    • Default
    • Since
    • System
    • Also
    • Kernel
    • Ubuntu
  • apparmor
    • Selinux
    • Linux
    • Security
    • Novell
    • Immunix
    • Profile
    • Default
    • Since
    • System
    • Also
    • Kernel
    • Ubuntu
  • linux kernel
    • Linux
    • Security
    • Immunix
    • Novell
    • Included
    • Profiles
    • System
    • Capabilities
    • Mandatory
    • Module
    • Release
    • Control
  • linux
    • Security
    • Immunix
    • Novell
    • Included
    • Profiles
    • System
    • Capabilities
    • Ltd
    • Module
    • Canonical
    • First
    • Like
  • simplified mandatory access control kernel
    • Control
    • Mandatory
    • Linux
    • Model
    • Files
    • Like
    • Also
    • Included
    • Systems
    • Security
    • Capabilities
    • Module
  • security module
    • Security
    • Used
    • Profile
    • May
    • Novell
    • Profiles
    • System
    • Also
    • Ubuntu
    • Selinux
    • Ltd
    • Systems
  • discretionary access control
    • Control
    • Mandatory
    • Model
    • Files
    • Like
    • Also
    • Included
    • Systems
    • Capabilities
    • Paths
    • Kernel
    • Profiles
  • mandatory access control
    • Control
    • Mandatory
    • Model
    • Files
    • Like
    • Also
    • Included
    • Systems
    • Capabilities
    • Paths
    • Kernel
    • Profiles

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For AppArmor, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects AppArmor with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
AppArmor — History · splits 18 ⟂ 13
AppArmor — Overview · splits 24 ⟂ 7
AppArmor — Other systems · splits 24 ⟂ 7
AppArmor — Details · splits 28 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

AppArmor

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples54
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around AppArmor to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — AppArmor · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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