Re: Linux security

[Devdas Bhagat <devdas () dvb homelinux org>]

On 05/08/03 17:12 -0500, John Jairo Florez Torres wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I would thanks information about security in Linux:
>
> 1. Securing a linux server (specially Redhat). Installing and administering
> a linux server in a secure form
There is a document on http://www.tldp.org/
It is also available on paper as a printed book.

> 2. Why is linux more secure than windows
It isn't really, it is just more easier for the administrator to secure
a Linux box than a Windows box. Security, as always depends on the
administrator.

> 3. Securying Squid
Restrict access to your local network only, and allow connect() only to
known safe ports.

Devdas Bhagat

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