On 5 September 2011 21:32, Poison Bit <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 3:52 AM, Heddle Weaver <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Taking first steps in the security world. > > I know that a 'firewall' is nothing but a configuration file for > iptables, > > but that's about it. >
I meant that is about all I know. > > Yes, a "firewall" works with just a few netfilter commands, but it is > not just that :) > > And the iptables man page... is hard to memorize just its the full > content/modules/options. > > What about kernel sysctl for example ? there is a whole "net" > subsystem of kernel variables (sysctl -a | grep net) the documentation > for that is included with the kernel sources and sparse on the > internet... > > What about logrotate and rsyslogd config ? What about the subnets arp > changes monitoring ? etc etc... > > > I need recommendations for literature or other sources of reliable > knowledge > > that start off with answers to questions such as: 'What is a port?' > > Some links I think I haven't see in the thread: > > * http://lartc.org/howto/ > * http://netfilter.org/documentation/index.html > Thanks for that. Regards, Weaver. -- Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. — Lucius Annæus Seneca. Terrorism, the new religion.
