[Gllug] security and the /etc/host* files, possibly portmap?

[matthew at marbit.freeserve.co.uk]

Linux System Security - The Administrator's Guide to Open Source Security Tools 
by Scott Mann and Ellen L. Mitchell
ISBN : 0-13-015807-0

Good chapter on xinetd.

Practical Unix & Internet Security - O'Reilly
Simson Garfinkel and Gene Spafford
ISBN : 1-56592-148-8

The Dog's Hairy bits according to various sources

Matt

> 
> From: "will" <will at hellacool.co.uk>
> Date: Thu 04/Oct/2001 05:50 CEST
> To: <gllug at linux.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Gllug] security and the /etc/host* files, possibly portmap?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alain Williams" <addw at phcomp.co.uk>
> To: <gllug at linux.co.uk>
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 4:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Gllug] security and the /etc/host* files, possibly portmap?
> 
> 
> > man xinetd
> >
> > Much easier is to look at an existing entry, copy to one called telnet,
> hack, restart xinetd.
> 
> Anyone got any links/book recommendations on linux security in general?
> Information that will make me realise that I am missing some pretty vital
> things in securing my system?  Firewalls for Dummies or something :-)
> 
> Will.
> 
> 
> 
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