Unix and Internet Security Practical Guide (Third Edition)

Author: (USA) Jia Faikai
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: 250,000 Unix system administrators and users consider the early versions of this classic book an indispensable reference for helping them protect their systems from external and internal attacks. This completely new edition is a comprehensive update, providing more essential content to address current host security and network issues. In today's "perilous" world, it is a reference book for readers involved in system, network, and Web security. This book primarily targets four popular Unix systems—Solaris, MacOSX, Linux, and FreeBSD—and includes new information on the following topics: PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules), LDAP, SMB/Samba, anti-theft techniques, embedded systems, wireless and portable devices, intrusion detection, chroot traps, phone scanners, as well as firewalls, virtual and encrypted file systems, WebNFS, kernel security levels, outsourcing, legal issues, new Internet protocols and encryption algorithms, and other content. The book also provides helpful text, scripts, checklists, tips, and warnings, making it an authoritative reference for Unix system administrators and any reader who needs to protect their systems and data from threats.