On Fri, 2003-05-30 at 12:29, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I'm a bit of a linux newbie. Out of the box, what should be the first things I > do/learn/disable to secure my box? Is there anything I could run or look out > for to indicate a hack of any kind? > > I guess this is asked a lot. If so, could anyone point me to any relevant > resources? > > Thanks > Ben >
Great questions Ben. Kudos to you for asking. As has already been said but in my opinion is without a doubt the most important, keep all installed packages updated and run a fairly recent version of redhat (assuming that is what you are running since this is after all a redhat list). Not to say that you need to upgrade to every version that comes out, but the older ones do not get supported for ever. Next, disable unused services like bind, apache(httpd). I usually use rpm to remove these since they can get started by accident (rpm -e packagename) Use at a minimum the redhat firewall tools to set up at least a rudimentary firewall to keep the bad guys out. check your logs every now and then for unusual stuff. This should get you started. There is lots of documentation provided with your redhat distro. more on the redhat site. with the installation guide, reference guide and customization guide http://www.redhat.com/support will get you to the docs for your version. Last stay subscribed to this very busy list. You will learn a considerable amount by at least skimming all messages. Don't be afraid to ask questions after doing the preliminary research. Trying to get something working and reading a bit will allow you to ask more specific questions that will have a better chance of garnering a helpful response. The archives of this and just bout every opensource list out there can be searched at http://marc.theaimsgroup.com HTH Bret -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
