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| Linux Security - Is it Ready For The Average User? (Linux) There seems to be a new important security patch out for Linux every month, lots of "do not use this program" warnings, too many articles and books with too little useful information, high-priced consultants, and plenty of talk about compromised systems. It is almost enough to send someone back to Windows. Can the average Linux user or system administrator keep his or her system secure and still have time to do other things? I am happy to say yes and here is how to do it. |
| An Introduction to Securing Linux with Apache, ProFTPd and Samba (Linux) Many machines come with default installations of Apache and Samba, and a few others even include a FTP daemon. While these services may be disabled by default, some users may be inclined to use these programs. This article is a brief, but in-depth tutorial on how to keep these applications up-to-date and secure. |
| Mail Scanning With Exim And The Exiscan ACL (Linux) With all the spam and viruses circulating the Internet these days, any network admin worth his or her salt will have appropriate filters in place to prevent these irritants from getting to users and customers. Learn how to filter e-mail with Exim and the Exiscan ACL. |
| Creating Secure Backups With GnuPG (Linux) Learn how to transfer your GnuPG keys to the server, encrypt data and decrypt it after a download. |
| Linux Security: Public Key and Symmetric Key Encryption (Linux) This is an excerpt from "A Practical Guide to Red Hat Linux 8" which gives you information on encryption. |
| Linux Security: Kinds of Encryption (Linux) |
| A quick way to secure a Linux system (Linux) |
| Using Linux VMware and SMART to Create a Virtual Computer to Recreate a Suspect's Computer (Linux) |
| Setuid Demystified (Linux) |
| Linux Security Modules: General Security Support for the Linux Kernel (Linux) This paper presents the design and implementation of LSM and discusses the challenges in providing a truly general solution that minimally impacts the Linux kernel. |
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