On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 21:21 +0530, Sukku wrote: > Hello all, > This is sukumar, new to this group, i would like to harden my RH linux 8.0box. > i.e.. i would like to block unwanted ports and stop unwanted services, some > advanced software's to check the security status of server, what are the > secured permission for system directories and files. by combining all this, > i want a general document for hardening RH linux 8.0 . any one help me. plzz > thanks in advance..
Although the following was last published in 2002, it is a good starting place to learn about hardening linux boxen. http://www.tldp.org/guides.html Securing & Optimizing Linux: The Ultimate Solution v2.0 by Gerhard Mourani -- Arun Khan Linux is like a wigwam - no gates, no windows, apache inside -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
