Re: server security

[Mike Hale <eyeronic.design () gmail com>]

Double check that IPTables loads on start.  I made that mistake once.  ;)

Also, follow the NSA Red Hat guide (if that's what you're using).
It's pretty useful.

www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/factsheets/rhel5-pamphlet-i731.pdf

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Littlefield, Tyler
<tyler () tysdomain com> wrote:
> Hello:
> I have a couple questions. First, I'll explain what I did:
> I set up iptables and removed all unwanted services. Iptables blocks
> everything, then only opens what it wants. I also use the addrtype module to
> limit broadcast and unspec addresses, etc. I also do some malformed packet
> work where I just drop everything that looks malformed (mainly by the
> flags).
> 2) I secured ssh: blocked root logins, set it up so only users in the
> sshusers group can connect, and set it only to allow ppk.
> 3) I installed aid.
> 4) disabled malformed packets and forwarding/etc in sysctl.
> This is a basic web server that runs email, web and a couple other things.
> It's only running on a linode512, so I don't have the ability to set up a
> ton of stuff; I also think that would make things more of a mess. What else
> would be recommended?
> Also, I'm looking to add something to the web server; sometimes I notice
> that there are a lot of requests from people scanning for common urls like
> wordpress/phpbb3/etc, what kind of preventative measures exist for this?
>
>
> --
> Take care,
> Ty
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it benefits your company and how your customers can tell if a site is secure. You will find out how to test, purchase, 
install and use a thawte Digital Certificate on your Apache web server. Throughout, best practices for set-up are 
highlighted to help you ensure efficient ongoing management of your encryption keys and digital certificates.

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