UNIX and Internet Security Practice Guide

Author: Jia Feikai
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Over 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 that covers more essential content for modern host security and networking issues. In today's "perilous" world, it is a reference for readers concerned with 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 technology, embedded systems, wireless and portable devices, intrusion detection, chroot traps, phone scanners, firewalls, virtual and encrypted file systems, WebNFS, kernel security levels, outsourcing, legal issues, new Internet protocols and encryption algorithms, and other topics. The book also provides helpful text, scripts, checklists, tips, and warning messages, making it an authoritative reference for Unix system administrators and any reader who needs to protect their systems and data from threats.