checksec Command Examples

Check security properties of executables. More information: https://github.com/slimm609/checksec.sh.

• List security properties of an executable binary file:

checksec --file={{path/to/binary}}

• List security properties recursively of all executable files in a directory:

checksec --dir={{path/to/directory}}

• List security properties of a process:

checksec --proc={{pid}}

• List security properties of the running kernel:

checksec --kernel