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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454973003321

Autore

Syngress

Titolo

Hack Proofing Linux [[electronic resource] ] : A Guide to Open Source Security

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 2001

ISBN

1-281-05290-6

9786611052904

0-08-047811-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (705 p.)

Disciplina

005.8

Soggetti

Computer networks

Computer security

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Engineering & Applied Sciences

Telecommunications

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

1928994342.pdf; 1928994342.pdf; Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction to Open Source Security; Chapter 2 Hardening the Operating System; Chapter 3 System Scanning and Probing; Chapter 4 Implementing an Intrusion Detection System; Chapter 5 Troubleshooting the Network with Sniffers; Chapter 6 Network Authentication and Encryption; Chapter 7 Avoiding Sniffing Attacks through Encryption; Chapter 8 Creating Virtual Private Networks; Chapter 9 Implementing a Firewall with Ipchains and Iptables; Chapter 10 Deploying the Squid Web Proxy Cache Server

Chapter 11 Maintaining FirewallsAppendix A Bastille Log; Appendix B Hack Proofing Linux Fast Track; Index; Related Titles

Sommario/riassunto

From the authors of the bestselling E-Mail Virus Protection Handbook!The Linux operating system continues to gain market share based largely on its reputation as being the most secure operating system available. The challenge faced by system administrators installing Linux is that it is secure only if installed and configured properly, constantly



and meticulously updated, and carefully integrated with a wide variety of Open Source security tools. The fact that Linux source code is readily available to every hacker means that system administrators must continually learn security and ant