Linux Today SECURITY LETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 17, 2000

Latest Security News for the Linux and Open Source Community.

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TODAY'S LINUX SECURITY NEWS:

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ROOTPROMPT.ORG: AMATEUR FORTRESS BUILDING IN LINUX PART 2

"Of course, deep down there is always some potential for
catastrophic security hole - in the TCP stack, the kernel,
whatever. There is no alternative to accepting that, at some
time, the worst happens and the only way out is to get things
patched as quickly as possible. I can live with that. I just
don't want it to be a biweekly event."

COMPLETE STORY:
http://www.rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=931

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LINUX JOURNAL: A FEW RECIPES FOR EASIER FIREWALLS

"Security, as you know, is very serious business indeed. Every
day, we hear of damage caused by viruses, of new exploits
through which crackers compromise systems. For those of us
in the information technology restaurant business, these are
challenging times. We must be ever vigilant. A good firewall,
then, is an excellent beginning. But how to do it simply is
the question, non?"

COMPLETE STORY:
http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue78/4218.html

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LINUX JOURNAL: USING POSTFIX FOR SECURE SMTP GATEWAYS

"This article is intended to bring you up to speed quickly
on how to use postfix on your network as a secure means of
receiving e-mail from and delivering it to Internet hosts. In
particular we'll focus on deploying postfix on firewalls,
in DMZs and in other settings in which it will be exposed to
contact with untrusted systems."

COMPLETE STORY:
http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue78/4241.html

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SECURITYFOCUS: FORMAT STRING ATTACKS

"Format string bugs come from the same dark corner as many
other security holes: The laziness of programmers."

COMPLETE STORY:
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/forum_message.html?forum=2&head=3342&id=3342


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Visit the other sites in the Linux Channel: 
Linux Planet <http://www.linuxplanet.com>, 
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Linux Central <http://www.linuxcentral.com>,
and JustLinux <http://www.justlinux.com>. 
Also,  check out the ISP-Linux Moderated Digest 
<http://isp-lists.isp-planet.com/moderated/isp-linux/>.

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