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RE: Newbie: RedHat 8 or OpenBSD??
From: "Michael Vaughan" <list () predator-hunter com>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 13:52:20 -0500
In answer to your question..."It Depends". It will depend on how experienced your engineers are with Linux. OpenBSD can be a pain to install and configure. RedHat on the other hand is comparatively easy to setup. OpenBSD from what I understand is the most secure version out of the box but again securing it 'could' be a pain. However, you can get scripts to harden Redhat fairly well. In addition, You CAN further Harden Redhat by patching the Kernel: http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/index.html thereby further hardening the Linux server. As to which version is 'more secure', that is (IMHO) entirely subjective and dependant on the experience of those that will be setting up and managing the server(s). Regards, -Michael Vaughan mvaughan () predator-hunter com -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GIT/GMD/GO d+ s+:+ a32 C++ UL+++ P+ L+++!E W+++ N++ o- K- w++++ O- M+ V PS--- PE+ Y+ PGP++ t+++@ 5-- X++ R- tv b++++ DI+++ D--- G++ e* h-- r-- z++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ The information contained in this message may contain privileged and confidential information and is intended only for the internal company use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any examination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Furthermore, any and all recipients of this message are prohibited from engaging in the unauthorized dissemination of the information contained herein to person(s) outside the company. If you have received this communication in error, please notify sender immediately. -----Original Message----- From: GSG Designs [mailto:gsgdesigns () hotmail com] Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 3:56 PM To: security-basics () security-focus com Subject: Newbie: RedHat 8 or OpenBSD?? I'm fairly new to this, so please bare with me. If this question has been asked in the past, I apologize. I'm new to the listserv as well. We are discussing starting our own web server. There is debate on whether RedHat 8 or OpenBSD is more secure. What are your thoughts? We will be doing online orders with credit card info, etc. Do you have any resources to point us to? (We will be running Apache, probably a 'duh'.) Thanks. _________________________________________________________________ Broadband? Dial-up? Get reliable MSN Internet Access. http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp
Current thread:
- RE: Newbie: RedHat 8 or OpenBSD?? Golden_Eternity (Oct 31)
- Re: Newbie: RedHat 8 or OpenBSD?? Jerry M. Howell II (Nov 01)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Newbie: RedHat 8 or OpenBSD?? Michael Vaughan (Oct 31)
- Re: Newbie: RedHat 8 or OpenBSD?? Ryan Parr (Nov 01)
- Re: Newbie: RedHat 8 or OpenBSD?? Joe McCray (Nov 01)
- Re: Newbie: RedHat 8 or OpenBSD?? Ash (Nov 01)
- RE: Newbie: RedHat 8 or OpenBSD?? Anders Blockmar (Nov 01)
- RE: Newbie: RedHat 8 or OpenBSD?? Vince Hillier (Nov 01)
- Re: Newbie: RedHat 8 or OpenBSD?? nobody (Nov 04)
- RE: Newbie: RedHat 8 or OpenBSD?? Mark M. Andrich (Nov 01)
- Re: Newbie: RedHat 8 or OpenBSD?? Ash (Nov 04)