Hardening Linux
- 11h 57m
- James Turnbull
- Apress
- 2005
If you're responsible for protecting computers that run on Linux, then this highly valuable book will show you how. Crucial topics such as file security, enhanced email security, and IMAP, DNS and FTP servers are all discussed. You will also become familiar with hardening bastion hosts—including firewalling with iptables, and secure remote access functionality using tools like OpenSSH.
As with our other hardening titles, Hardening Linux is complete with checklists and reference-style chapters. Each chapter may be used as a stand-alone "how to" for that particular application. Furthermore, a selection of additional resources is provided, including websites, mailing lists, and other reading suggestions for you to enhance your knowledge base.
About the Author
James Turnbull is an IT&T Security Consultant at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. He is an experienced infrastructure architect with a background in Linux/Unix, AS/400, Windows, and Storage systems. He has been involved in security consulting, infrastructure security design, SLA & support services design, and business application support.
In this Book
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Hardening Linux
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Introduction
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Hardening the Basics
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Firewalling Your Hosts
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Securing Connections and Remote Administration
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Securing Files and File Systems
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Understanding Logging and Log Monitoring
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Using Tools for Security Testing
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Securing Your Mail Server
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Authenticating and Securing Your Mail
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Hardening Remote Access to E-mail
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Securing an FTP Server
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Hardening DNS and BIND
