The best security is to disconnect the box from net and put it in Swiss bank
;-))
Now you have to explain what this box is supposed to do and what services
you wish to run on it.
You have to carefully study all the services on the machine.
You have to study all the exploits available on the net for these services.
No machine in the entire net fully secured as hackers are always on look out
for exploits and are much smarter than server admins.
The recent case is wuftpd (even on linux) which can be used to gain root
access by remote exploit with SITE EXEC command.
The internet security is vast subject and you project will be too short to
cover it.
BTW the kernel has very little to do with security. Linux as such is very
secured OS but the fault lies with server admin who are ignorant or
careless.
Best Regards,
M.S.Deshmukh,
Director.
Beta Computronics Pvt. Ltd.
Web Site - http://betacomp.com
-----Original Message-----
From: govind deopa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, July 21, 2000 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: [LIH] linux kernal recompiling
>i am doing my last semester of b tech in communication enngenerring it is
>part of my final term project to recompile the linux kernal and to make it
>free from attack from any machine.
>
>
>>From: Narain CR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: Re: [LIH] linux kernal recompiling
>>Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 21:37:32 +0530 (IST)
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