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• Computers: Software: Operating Systems: Linux: Security  (76)

• comp.os.linux.security FAQ - Frequently asked questions.
• Firewall Overview - Overview, add-ons and alternatives. (Kurt Seifried)
• Firewalls - It's Time to Evolve or Die - Introduction, Securing the firewall itself, The network filter and proxy, The application filter and proxy, Examining and filtering encrypted data. (Kurt Seifried)
• Foiling DNS Attacks - Discusses how people attack DNS servers and what can be done to better the security. Slightly more specifically, it shows: how crackers exploit a DNS servers; how can a DNS server be hardened via configuration; how to make it a pain to hack a DNS server.
• An Illustrated Guide to IPSec - Gives bottom-up coverage of the low-level protocols used in an IPv4 context.
• Iptables Basics

• Build a Flexible VPN with FreeS/WAN and Linux, Part 2 - Having learned about the advantages of a VPN solution built around low-cost FreeS/WAN, it's time to move on to configuration and testing. (April 18, 2002)
• Build a Flexible VPN with FreeS/WAN and Linux, Part 1 - For secure links between your corporate LAN and branch offices, telecommuters, and road warriors, FreeS/WAN and Linux provide security and flexibility for the cost of an old Pentium. (April 17, 2002)
• Administering Linux IPSec Virtual Private Networks (March, 2002)
• IPTables Linux Firewall With Packet String-matching Support (December 31, 2001)
• Taming the Wild Netfilter (August, 2001)
• Iptables Tutorial - Offers a look at iptables, explaining the theory and offering some examples of practice in setting up a simple firewall. (May 28, 2001)
• Reject vs. Deny, Default-open vs. Default-closed - Kurt discusses a number of issues considered all too rarely by firewall administrators. Should you silently discard packets, or reject them with an ICMP error message? Should you take a default-open or a default-closed approach to traffic passing? (May 23, 2001)
• DMZs for Dummies (May 9, 2001)
• Encrypting with Stunnel - Stunnel is a program that allows both programmers and system administrators to easily add encryption to arbitrary TCP sessions. You can SSL-enable clients and servers with ease -- and you can do so without interfering with program source. (May, 2001)
• Security for the CXO - The crypto myth. (May, 2001)
• Dynamic iptables Firewalls - Demonstrates dynamic firewall scripts that can be used to increase network security and responsiveness. (April, 2001)
• What You Need to Know before Setting Up a Firewall, Part 2 - Focuses on the technologies available on the market today and some key decisions that need to be made throughout the selection process. (April, 2001)
• Linux 2.4: Next Generation Kernel Security - Outlines the kernel security improvements that have been made in the 2.4 kernel. (March 1, 2001)
• Filtering packets with iptables - General introduction and installation instructions. (March, 2001)
• Firewall Configuration Prerequisites - Takes a look at firewall placement, default deny/allow policies, and very basic TCP/IP fundamentals. (February 19, 2001)
• Using Linux 2.4 Firewalling: Building a Firewall with Netfilter - Describes building a Small Office/Home Office firewall script. (February 19, 2001)
• Linux Kernel 2.4 Firewalling Matures: netfilter - In yet another set of advancements to the kernel IP packet filtering code, netfilter allows users to set up, maintain, and inspect the packet filtering rules in the new 2.4 kernel. (February 14, 2001)
• Linux Gets Stateful Firewalling: Introducing Netfilter - The 2.4 kernel's packet filtering system, Netfilter, is Linux's first stateful firewall. Stateful firewalls represent a major technological jump in the intelligence of a firewall and are present in all serious Enterprise firewalling products. (January 22, 2001)
• What You Need to Know before Setting Up a Firewall, Part 1 - Covers the basics of implementing a security infrastructure in a company. (December, 2000)

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