Re: security of a new installation / steps to take

2008-02-21 Thread Olivier Nicole
Hi, To all the things that follow (sorry about top reply) I'd add a clever configuration of tcpwrapper (/etc/hosts.allow) whenever it is possible: allows to open a service to a list of given clients only. It is just another layer of security. Olivier > > So far I have had FreeBSD systems only i

Re: security of a new installation / steps to take

2008-02-20 Thread Paul Schmehl
--On Wednesday, February 20, 2008 17:22:02 + Matthew Seaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: So far I have had FreeBSD systems only in office so I used my hardware firewall (Dlink DFL 700) to block access to services on po

Re: security of a new installation / steps to take

2008-02-20 Thread Matthew Seaman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > Hello, > > 2008/2/20, Matthew Seaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Make sure you track [EMAIL PROTECTED] and apply any system patches >> in a timely manner. Also make full use of portaudit(1) and generally ensure >> that you

Re: security of a new installation / steps to take

2008-02-20 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 05:22:02PM +, Matthew Seaman wrote: This is a very nice summary. I will steal it and post it on the wall in our cube-maze hallway. Thanks, jerry > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA256 > > Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > > > So far I have had FreeBSD sy

Re: security of a new installation / steps to take

2008-02-20 Thread Zbigniew Szalbot
Hello, 2008/2/20, Matthew Seaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Make sure you track [EMAIL PROTECTED] and apply any system patches > in a timely manner. Also make full use of portaudit(1) and generally ensure > that you are running up to date versions of any ported software. Thaaanks! Ah... this brin

Re: security of a new installation / steps to take

2008-02-20 Thread Matthew Seaman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > So far I have had FreeBSD systems only in office so I used my hardware > firewall (Dlink DFL 700) to block access to services on ports 22, etc. > Now, at the ISP I won't be able to do this so I will need to be a lot > more

Re: security of a new installation / steps to take

2008-02-20 Thread Bill Moran
On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:02:22 +0100 "Zbigniew Szalbot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In a matter of weeks we will be moving our office "server" replacing > it with a dedicated server machine functioning at an ISP's location. I > have spoken to them and they use Fedora so they won't be able to help

Re: security of a new installation / steps to take

2008-02-20 Thread Schiz0
On Feb 20, 2008 11:02 AM, Zbigniew Szalbot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear all, > > In a matter of weeks we will be moving our office "server" replacing > it with a dedicated server machine functioning at an ISP's location. I > have spoken to them and they use Fedora so they won't be able to help

security of a new installation / steps to take

2008-02-20 Thread Zbigniew Szalbot
Dear all, In a matter of weeks we will be moving our office "server" replacing it with a dedicated server machine functioning at an ISP's location. I have spoken to them and they use Fedora so they won't be able to help me much (besides we're not really prepared to pay them for administrative work