Re: Linux security

From: vincent (pros-n-cons_at_bak.rr.com)
Date: 08/08/03

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    On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 17:12:53 -0500
    John Jairo Florez Torres <jjflorez@uninorte.edu.co> said:

    > Hi.
    >
    > I would thanks information about security in Linux:
    >
    > 1. Securing a linux server (specially Redhat). Installing and administering
    > a linux server in a secure form

     Redhat itself posts security documentation with every release. For
    the most recent see the following link. (this is mostly in general)
    http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/security-guide/

     For a more indepth idea of security see an old but (mostly) still applicable
    book/paper called Securing & Optimizing linux
    http://www.tldp.org/LDP/solrhe/Securing-Optimizing-Linux-RH-Edition-v1.3/
    Neither is a definitive guide to security, only a great place to start.

    > 2. Why is linux more secure than windows

     This is debatable but in my opnion because if the machines job is just to be a
    squid server (for instance) why does it need IE, RPC, netbios, etc, etc.
    all software is insecure to some degree so why not lessen the chances by installing
    less software?

    > 3. Securying Squid
    > Thanks a lot
    > JohnF
    >
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