Hardening Linux.
Berkeley, CA : Apress ; c2005New York : Distributed by Springer-Verlag, c2005Description: xxvii, 552 p. ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1590594444 (paperback)
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"Learn how to quickly secure your Linux hosts and applications against attack."--Cover.
Chapter 1: Hardening the basics -- Chapter 2: Firewalling your hosts -- Chapter 3: Securing connections and remote administration -- Chapter 4: Securing files and file systems -- Chapter 5: Understanding logging and log monitoring -- Chapter 6: Using tools for security testing -- Chapter 7: Securing your mail server -- Chapter 8: Authenticating and securing your mail -- Chapter 9: Hardening remote access to e-mail -- Chapter 10: Securing an FTP server -- Chapter 11: Hardening DNS and BIND -- Appendix A: The bastion host firewall script -- Appendix B: BIND configuration files -- Appendix C: Checkpoints.
“Hardening” is the process of protecting a system and its applications against unknown threats. Hardening Linux identifies many of the risks of running Linux hosts and applications and provides practical examples and methods to minimize those risks. The book is written for Linux/UNIX administrators who do not necessarily have in-depth knowledge of security but need to know how to secure their networks.