Re: Linux security

[vincent <pros-n-cons () bak rr com>]

On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 17:12:53 -0500
John Jairo Florez Torres <jjflorez () uninorte edu co> said:

> Hi.
>
> I would thanks information about security in Linux:
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> 1. Securing a linux server (specially Redhat). Installing and administering
> a linux server in a secure form

 Redhat itself posts security documentation with every release. For
the most recent see the following link. (this is mostly in general)
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/security-guide/

 For a more indepth idea of security see an old but (mostly) still applicable
book/paper called Securing & Optimizing linux
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/solrhe/Securing-Optimizing-Linux-RH-Edition-v1.3/
Neither is a definitive guide to security, only a great place to start.

> 2. Why is linux more secure than windows

 This is debatable but in my opnion because if the machines job is just to be a 
squid server (for instance) why does it need IE, RPC, netbios, etc, etc.
all software is insecure to some degree so why not lessen the chances by installing
less software?

> 3. Securying Squid
> Thanks a lot
> JohnF
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