Re: Disabling Unnecessary Services from inetd.conf File

From: Alex Noordergraaf (alex.noordergraaf@sun.com)
Date: 04/05/02 

Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 15:44:58 -0500
From: Alex Noordergraaf <alex.noordergraaf@sun.com>
To: Hal Flynn <flynn@securityfocus.com>

Hal Flynn wrote:
>
> Hi Kate,
>
> [...]
>
> > However, I've been trying to get some specific information on each of
> > these services and some of the risks associated with having them enabled
> > and haven't had much luck. Does anyone have any suggestions on some
> > good references or know any specifics about any of these services?
>
> The articles:
>
> Back to the Basics: Solaris and inetd.conf Part 1
> http://online.securityfocus.com/infocus/1490
>
> Back to the Basics: Solaris and inetd.conf Pt.2
> http://online.securityfocus.com/infocus/1491
>

In addition - you might want to also check the BluePrint security
articles available on http://sun.com/security/blueprints.

-Alex

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