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02-02-2007, 10:38 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jan 2007
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What programs should be use in Linux for security?
For security what program are typical for security and monitoring a system?
I think firewall iptables rules, portsentry.
How to make, see, secure system?
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02-02-2007, 10:55 AM
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Registered: Sep 2006
Location: Silesia
Distribution: Debian GNU/Linux 4.0, ArchLinux, OpenBSD
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I like BastilleLinux scripts, maybe some kernel patches such as grsecurity, nessus - security scanner...
And some intrusion detection systems for example tripwire to check whether some files were changed..
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02-02-2007, 11:48 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Apr 2005
Location: OZ
Distribution: Debian Sid/RPIOS
Posts: 4,904
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Keep your system updated, use a good hardware firewall and your good to go.
Security references - LinuxQuestions.org
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ad.php?t=45261
Covers pretty much anything you could think of.
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02-02-2007, 09:06 PM
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Registered: Oct 2006
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Distribution: ArchLinux, ArchServer, Fedora, CentOS
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Don't forget it's not just the security software you install, it's also the configuration of other software running on your machine like SSH, FTP and XINET daemons...
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02-03-2007, 02:08 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Nov 2006
Location: Canberra, Australia
Distribution: OpenBSD 4.2, Solaris 8/9, Suse, Redhat, Slackware
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Security is a question of economics. How far you would go to keep a server secure depends on how much economic value you attach to that server. You can always
[1] try to keep your system updated
[2] turn off services you are not using; eg. you might not gain much by running cups on a backend database server
You can also run IPS (portsentry), IDS (snort, AIDE). I also found scan using Nessus and nmap to be valuable.
Also, encryption and Linux ACLs play a vital role if used in the right place.
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02-03-2007, 04:00 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: N. E. England
Distribution: Fedora, CentOS, Debian
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Moved: This thread is more suitable in Linux Security and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.
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