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Subject: Re: security From: Hal Burgiss <hburgiss@bellsouth.net> Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 18:51:29 -0500 On Sat, Dec 11, 1999 at 06:13:20PM -0500, Doug McGarrett wrote: > > I will shortly have an adsl connection, and I > may decide to run the machine 24/7. Is there > a book on Linux security (accessible to the > average newbie) or some other concise source > that I could use to customise the system for > security? (I don't even know what to put into > "hosts.allow" or "hosts.deny") Don't know about books, but some URLs: http://www.rustcorp.com/linux/ipchains/ http://www.enteract.com/~lspitz/linux.html http://www.psionic.com http://ipchains.nerdherd.org/ (scripts for various purposes) http://mirrors.hotdog.org/LDP/HOWTO/IPCHAINS-HOWTO.html http://linux-firewall-tools.com/linux/firewall/index.html Also, /usr/doc/HOWTO/Security-HOWTO