Security for a newbie

mdktechie · 10-01-2003, 12:09 PM

Hi All-

I have been on linux for a little while. At the moment I am running mdk 9.1. I am just getting to the point where I am letting others ssh into my server. Here is my question. How do I make sure that the users coming in, have the least amount of power. I have set their shell's to rbash. I have seen many posts on chroot jail, but none that REALLY explained it. In short, how do I make my server as secure as possible.

TIA,
M

J.W. · 10-01-2003, 03:41 PM

I would direct your attention to the Security References thread created by unSpawn (which is also first thead listed in this forum) http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=45261

The materials that are assembled in that thread range from basics to in-depth content, and I would expect that it would contain the info you seek. I am a newcomer to the world of security so I can't offer any recommendations myself, but unSpawn's list is probably the best place to start. -- J.W.