Linux Security

Authoritative Answers to All Your Linux SecurityQuestions—Specifically for Linux Administrators This is the most complete, most advanced guide to Linux securityyou'll find anywhere. Written by a Linux security expert with overa decade of experience, Linux Security teaches you, step-by-step,all the standard and advanced techniques you need to know to keepyour Linux environment safe from threats of all kinds. Hundreds ofclear, consistent examples illustrate these techniques indetail†so you stay on track and accomplish all your goals.Coverage includes: Understanding information and system security procedures Developing a corporate security policy Designing and deploying an effective system and networkmonitoring strategy Managing the network services offered by Linux servers Understanding Sendmail security, including authentication andprivacy Providing application-level mail security using PGP Designing and deploying an Apache HTTP server, including SSLextensions Securing your Samba server Building a network layer firewall using IPtables and Linuxkernel v.2.4 Using the NEC SOCKS5 transport layer firewall Deploying the TIS firewall toolkit Offering secure remote connectivity with IPsec and PPTPVPNs Adding strong user authentication to Linux servers usingKerberos Understanding the Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules(PAM)