Security
I have the slack 9.0 distro and i am a newbie.
I want to secure my system and i need help. Could you help me ? ThaX |
What will the system be used for (server, desktop, toaster-oven, ?), and what types of services do you think you'll need (SSH, FTP, Samba, ?)?
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THE SYSTEM'S USE WILL BE SERVER. I WILL RUN SSH, FTP,HTTP,SQL DATABASE AND PHP.
COULD U HELP ME ? THANX |
Well there are a few things you should do.
1. Edit the services you don't use out of /etc/rc.d/inet1 and /etc/rc.d/inet2. (There might be one more in /etc, but I forget the name, and I can't check now, on a friend's Mac OS X Laptop *barf*.) 2. Setup a NIDS. I recommend Snort v2. 3. Configure Iptables (or Ipchains). I like using Jay's Iptables Firewall. 4. Get Nmap to scan your ports. 5. Get security updates, patches, and fixes. :) |
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Hi
can you tell me where i can find security patches,updates nad fixes for the slackware 9.0 distro ? thanx a lot |
you could start here:
http://www.slackware.com/security/ also sites like this are helpful: http://www.linuxsecurity.com/ this very forum contains a section called Security. unSpawn in particular has contributed a great deal, perhaps you would like to check out his sticky post? |
my system is mostly for desktop use but i do alot of work on the interent and alot of programming any suggestions on securing it cause when i was a windoze loser i got viruses like every couple weeks that hasnt happened yet w/ slack :D so i wanna keep it up and prevent it from happenieng by secruing my system any suggestions??? and when would u say its the right time for a noob like me to recompile his kernal???
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First off, I'd recommend closing down unneeded services. Files to check and disable unneeded services include /etc/inetd.conf, /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 and /etc/rc.d/rc.inet2.
After that, set up a good iptables firewall. An excellent example I found is markus1982's nailed down firewall which can be seen here. You might want to disable a few services/ports which he allowed though. Also do not forget to change the IPTABLES variable definition which should be in /usr/sbin/iptables on slackware. |
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