For what my limited advice is worth I would start by checking the install. Is it partitioned properly IE is /var and / on separate partitions this is a pet peeve of mine I like to start with proper partitioning, but that is only my opinion.
Make certain that you have the accessed files properly separated from the rest of your system and if you are accepting data from browsers check for overflows and such. Check your system for proper patches and keep it to a minimum. The more software you have installed the more can go wrong IE less is better than more :-) Other than that keep good logs and check them monitor your traffic and use programs like ntop to monitor your network flow and saint to look for security holes like unused ports. You may also want to look into a good security book. LUGOD has one that I donated a while back and I have "Hack Proofing LINUX" by Syngress Press. I was impressed with it personally. Look at http://www.nerdbooks.com for other good books Dave has a great book store. The last item keep backups. Do it offten and keep them for at least a few weeks cdr's are dirt cheep so don't shoot yourself in the foot by not backing up your system. Rusty On Monday 25 March 2002 10:09 am, you wrote: > Please forgive a network newbie. > > I would like to set up one of the computers in my house as a webserver > on port 8080. I already know how to configure Apache on the computer, > and the firewall on our router... But I also know that opening this > computer to port 8080 will expose it to security risks and that I should > take precautions on the computer in addition to the router. > > So... What precautions should I take on the computer that will be > hosting the website? > > For what it's worth, the computer in question is running RH7.2, and > Apache 1.3.22. _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
