Linux Security

Wed Mar 21 14:00:19 EST 2001

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With respect to this, what are some good security practices with linux?
What is overkill and what is not?  As the days go on more and more people
learn how to get past the securotoes in linux -- Trying to come up with a
list of which ones are good to do and which secruity changes will actually
"open" up your system more is quite hard.

Also, in the Securing and Optimizing Linux Guide, I read about a CHroot
environment.  Are there any good docs on the theorey of this and can this
method be done with any daemon (service etc) that has login capabilities?

FYI - Linux is starting to become the OS of choice on many US NAval ships --
WOOHOO

Ronald K. Wechter
Network Systems Administrator
Navy Recruiting Department Buffalo
(716) 551-4901
  -----Original Message-----
  From: owner-nflug at nflug.org [mailto:owner-nflug at nflug.org]On Behalf Of ted
  Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 1:46 PM
  To: nflug at nflug.org
  Subject: wehrmacht declares war!!

  I haven't seen this disseminated anywhere,so pardon me if you've seen this
before.I just ran across this 2 days ago on "Drudge".Here's
apointer:http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/03/18/0257241,not the
"Drudge",but similar.

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respect to this, what are some good security practices with linux?&nbsp; =
What is=20
overkill and what is not?&nbsp; As the days go on more and more people =
learn how=20
to get past the securotoes in linux -- Trying to come up with a list of =
which=20
ones are good to do and which secruity changes will actually "open" up =
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system more is quite hard.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
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size=3D2>Also,=20
in the Securing and Optimizing Linux Guide, I read about a CHroot=20
environment.&nbsp; Are there any good docs on the theorey of this and =
can this=20
method be done with any daemon (service etc) that has login=20
capabilities?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D030145618-21032001><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>FYI -=20
Linux is starting to become the OS of choice on many US NAval ships --=20
WOOHOO</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT></B></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D030145618-21032001><B><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman">Ronald K.=20
Wechter</FONT></B> <BR><I><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Network Systems =

Administrator</FONT></I> <BR><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2>Navy=20
Recruiting Department Buffalo</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#000080=20
size=3D2>(716) 551-4901</FONT> </DIV></SPAN>
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  size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
owner-nflug at nflug.org=20
  [mailto:owner-nflug at nflug.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>ted<BR><B>Sent:</B>=20
  Wednesday, March 21, 2001 1:46 PM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
  nflug at nflug.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> wehrmacht declares=20
  war!!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I haven't seen this disseminated =
anywhere,so=20
  pardon me if you've seen this before.I just ran across this 2 days ago =
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  "Drudge".Here's apointer:<A=20
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href=3D"http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=3D01/03/18/0257241">http:=
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  the "Drudge",but similar.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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