Re: Linux Security Help

2003-07-17 Thread ETI - Barry Irchad Kader
"Benjamin J. Weiss" a écrit : > > > I need to open the 8901, 4446 and ports for my installation. I > > cannot find anything about this on the Red Hat documentation pages > > You need to adjust the rules for your iptables. There's a gui way (the > command for which I can't remember, since

Re: Linux Security Help

2003-07-17 Thread Benjamin J. Weiss
> I need to open the 8901, 4446 and ports for my installation. I > cannot find anything about this on the Red Hat documentation pages You need to adjust the rules for your iptables. There's a gui way (the command for which I can't remember, since I never use it) and a text way. You can, as

Linux Security Help

2003-07-17 Thread Kevin Woods
With lots and lots of ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC help from Webct Support, I have finally succeeded in installing Webct on a Test server using Linux 9.0. Now I find that Linux 9.0's Security configuration is set for high and only for SSH and HTTP. The interface allows me to select certain functions su

Re: linux-security

2001-04-12 Thread David Talkington
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Dave Wreski wrote: >The list is pretty much dead. We've picked up where they've left off, over >at linuxsecurity.com: Thank you very kindly. - -d - -- David Talkington http://www.spotnet.org PGP key: http://www.prairienet.org/~dtalk/dt000823.asc -BEGI

Re: linux-security

2001-04-12 Thread Dave Wreski
ver at linuxsecurity.com: Linux Weekly Security News http://www.linuxsecurity.com/newsletter.html Linux Weekly Vulnerability List http://www.linuxsecurity.com/vuln-newsletter.html Linux Security Discussion List http://www.linuxsecurity.com/general/mailingl

Re: linux-security

2001-04-12 Thread Leonard den Ottolander
Hi David, > I get no mail at all on the linux-securiy list, though the signup page > says I'm subscribed (and have been for a year or so). Is there > something wrong on my end, or is that list dormant? There is something wrong with that list. I haven't had any mail from it sinc

linux-security

2001-04-11 Thread David Talkington
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hi folks - I get no mail at all on the linux-securiy list, though the signup page says I'm subscribed (and have been for a year or so). Is there something wrong on my end, or is that list dormant? - -d - -- David Talkington http://www.spotnet.org PGP key:

Re: Linux Security

2000-06-01 Thread John Horne
On 31-May-00 at 18:44:52 Alan Mead wrote: > At 01:12 AM 5/31/00 , Krikofer wrote: >>Hi. My friend had told me that Linux does not have a good >>firewall. Linux can be broken into easily (according to his job's system >>administrator). Would any of you know if this is true? He says his >>fri

Re: Linux Security (Thank You!)

2000-05-31 Thread Krikofer
First of all I apologize for sending HTML email. I did not realize it. I hope I send it right this time. Second, thank you for all your replies. It makes sense that all OS's have vulerabilities. Security depends alot on good written programs and the System Administrators' knowledge, experienc

Re: Linux Security

2000-05-31 Thread Alan Mead
At 01:12 AM 5/31/00 , Krikofer wrote: >Hi. My friend had told me that Linux does not have a good >firewall. Linux can be broken into easily (according to his job's system >administrator). Would any of you know if this is true? He says his >friend likes Linux. Any facts? > >CH This is a to

Re: Linux Security

2000-05-31 Thread Frank Carreiro
While no system is 100% secure, I've tweaked my linux system to the point that most people simply give up when trying to break into my Linux box. I run SAINT and nmape on a regular basis and check my logs regularly. I've seen people port scan me and try all sorts of tricks to get in. After a fe

Re: Linux Security

2000-05-31 Thread Frederic Herman
There is a RedHat derivative that is supposed to be much better at out-ot-the-box security configuration, called KRUD: http://www.tummy.com/krud/ John Aldrich wrote: > > On Wed, 31 May 2000, Krikofer wrote: > > > > Hi. My friend had told me that Linux does not have a good firewall. Linux can

Re: Linux Security

2000-05-31 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 31 May 2000, Krikofer wrote: > > Hi. My friend had told me that Linux does not have a good firewall. Linux can be >broken into easily (according to his job's system administrator). Would any of you >know if this is true? He says his friend likes Linux. Any facts? > > CH > --

Re: Linux Security

2000-05-31 Thread Victor R. Cardona
On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 11:12:31PM -0700, Krikofer wrote: > Hi. My friend had told me that Linux does not have a good firewall. Linux can be >broken into easily (according to his job's system administrator). Would any of you >know if this is true? He says his friend likes Linux. Any facts?

Re: Linux Security

2000-05-31 Thread Anthony E. Greene
At 23:12 2000-05-30 -0700, Krikofer wrote: >Hi. My friend had told me that Linux does not have a good firewall. >Linux can be broken into easily (according to his job's system >administrator). Would any of you know if this is true? He says his >friend likes Linux. Any facts? The fact is that some

Re: Linux Security

2000-05-31 Thread Gustav Schaffter
Krikofer, Well, there is ipchains. It's free. It probably stops somewhere between 90 and 99.5% of all attacks. (I'm not a security expert.) I know that there are commercial firewalls available, but I haven't tried them. What people seem to ask for from ipchains, is to implement a 'statefull fire

Re: Linux Security

2000-05-31 Thread Volker Kindermann
Hi, first: please don't post html-Emails to mailinglists. There are many users here who works with email-clients that don't support that. > Hi. My friend had told me that Linux does not have a good firewall. > Linux can be broken into easily (according to his job's system > administrator). W

Linux Security

2000-05-30 Thread Krikofer
Hi.  My friend had told me that Linux does not have a good firewall.  Linux can be broken into easily (according to his job's system administrator).  Would any of you know if this is true?  He says his friend likes Linux.  Any facts?   CH

Re: [linux-security] Re: RedHat5.1 security flaws.

1998-06-03 Thread Chris Evans
itive response about starting some form of co-ordinated effort to audit core linux components/daemons/suid binaries etc. To this effect, there's a mailing list for discussion of linux security auditing and hardening; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] NOTE! This

RedHat Security list/group (was: RE: [linux-security] Re: RedHat5.1 security flaws.)

1998-06-03 Thread Mike Johnson
At 08:29 PM 6/2/98 -0400, you wrote: >Yes there is a huge amount of need for some source of Info for security >in Linux/Redhat Linux. > > -Carl Johnson Just a small note, here. I would be terribly disapointed if the mailing list was only for the Linux core (

RE: [linux-security] Re: RedHat5.1 security flaws.

1998-06-02 Thread Carl Johnson
Yes there is a huge amount of need for some source of Info for security in Linux/Redhat Linux. -Carl Johnson -- From: Bench Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 1998 5:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [linux-security] Re: RedHat5.1

Re: [linux-security] Re: RedHat5.1 security flaws.

1998-06-02 Thread Bench
iscussion of potential problems and auditing; definite problems > discovered would still go to the usual forums of bugtraq and > linux-security. > Yes, that would be nice! -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHa

Re: [linux-security] Re: RedHat5.1 security flaws.

1998-06-02 Thread Doug Elznic
web > page to indicate which packages could do with auditing, and also a mailing > list for unmoderated discussion of auditing. The mailing list would be > only for discussion of potential problems and auditing; definite problems > discovered would still go to the usual forums of bugt

Re: [linux-security] Re: RedHat5.1 security flaws.

1998-06-02 Thread Mike Johnson
ich packages could do with auditing, and also a mailing >list for unmoderated discussion of auditing. The mailing list would be >only for discussion of potential problems and auditing; definite problems >discovered would still go to the usual forums of bugtraq and >linux-security. I had re

Re: [linux-security] Re: RedHat5.1 security flaws.

1998-06-02 Thread Chris Evans
a mailing list for unmoderated discussion of auditing. The mailing list would be only for discussion of potential problems and auditing; definite problems discovered would still go to the usual forums of bugtraq and linux-security. So, anyone interested should drop me a note. Likewise anyone with

[linux-security] Re: RedHat5.1 security flaws.

1998-06-02 Thread Erik Troan
e refer to the information about this list as well as general information about Linux security at http://www.aoy.com/Linux/Security. -- To unsubscribe: mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null

Fw: [ICMP] A Paper on Linux Security

1998-05-20 Thread Skylord
I got this from the ICMP info mailing list. Thought everyone might get some use out of it. > > A Paper on Linux Security v1 > > >This text will describe how you can, from an unsecured new Linux system,