Hack proofing Linux [electronic resource] : a guide to open source security / James Stanger.

From the authors of the bestselling E-Mail Virus Protection Handbook! The Linux operating system continues to gain market share based largely on its reputation as being the most secure operating system available. The challenge faced by system administrators installing Linux is that it is secure only...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ScienceDirect)
Main Author: Stanger, James
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Rockland, Mass. : London : Syngress Media ; International Thomson, 2001.
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  • 1928994342.pdf; 1928994342.pdf; Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction to Open Source Security; Chapter 2 Hardening the Operating System; Chapter 3 System Scanning and Probing; Chapter 4 Implementing an Intrusion Detection System; Chapter 5 Troubleshooting the Network with Sniffers; Chapter 6 Network Authentication and Encryption; Chapter 7 Avoiding Sniffing Attacks through Encryption; Chapter 8 Creating Virtual Private Networks; Chapter 9 Implementing a Firewall with Ipchains and Iptables; Chapter 10 Deploying the Squid Web Proxy Cache Server.