Linux System Security: Open Source Security Tools Administrator's Guide (Second Edition): Open Source Security Tools Administrator's Guide (Second Edition)

Author: ScottMann
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book introduces the installation, configuration, and maintenance of Linux systems from a security perspective. Chapters 1 to 4 provide an overview of system vulnerabilities, security policies, password technology, and network connectivity, while also examining aspects such as user accounts, file permissions, and file system options. Chapters 7 and 8 primarily discuss system account management and system logging, which play crucial roles in protecting system security. Chapters 5, 6, and 9 to 17 are the core sections of the book, describing how to leverage Linux's unique security features and publicly available tools to enhance system security. Chapter 18 demonstrates how to execute all the application tools covered in the book. By reading this book, readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of Linux system security management. This book can serve as a guide for system administrators implementing security measures and using security tools on Linux systems, as well as a reference for hardware and software designers and engineers studying Linux system security. Main Content:
· Configuring Linux systems for production environments
· Using Bastille to audit Linux
· Preventing damage from trojans, backdoors, password cracking, buffer overflows, spoofing, and DoS attacks
· Eliminating eavesdropping, connection spoofing, and other network-level attacks with OpenSSH
· Using network sniffers and scanners to detect intrusions
· Protecting Linux/UNIX system environments
· Understanding the concept of security policies
· Knowledge of firewalls, email, web services, and file systems