Linux System Security: An Administrator's Guide to Open Source Security Tools (Prentice Hall Series in Computer Networking and Distributed Systems)

Mann, Scott

ISBN 10: 0130470112 / ISBN 13: 9780130470119

Published by Pearson Education, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Linux System Security: An Administrator's Guide to Open Source Security Tools (Prentice Hall Series in Computer Networking and Distributed Systems)
• Publisher: Pearson Education
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130470112
• ISBN 13: 9780130470119
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Lock down your Linux system now with Linux System Security, Second Edition - the up-to-the-minute, hands-on guide to open source security. It covers firewalls, intrusion detection, authentication, secure Web services, VPNs, and much more. This new edition includes coverage of Bastille and OpenSSH, plus key tools like sudo, portmap, xinetd, tiger, tripwire, ipchains, pam, and crack. Learn how to prepare systems for production environments; prevent common attacks; even protect mixed Linux/UNIX environments.

About the Author

SCOTT MANN is a Linux software engineer at LeftHand Networks in Colorado. He has previously specialized in Linux and UNIX systems for both SGI and Sun Microsystems. His previous Prentice Hall PTR books include Linux TCP/IP Network Administration.

ELLEN L. MITCHELL is a security analyst at Texas A&M University, where she is responsible for campus network security, development, and administration. She currently maintains the Tiger UNIX security package.

MITCHELL KRELL, Ph.D., is a former university professor turned consultant. He currently travels around the country teaching classes and consulting for various government agencies on a variety of topics including Linux, IRIX, system administration, networking, web development, and computer security.