Linux System Security: The Administrator's Guide to Open Source Security Tools, Second Edition

by Scott Mann, Ellen L. Mitchell, Mitchell Krell

Lock down your Linux system now with Linux System Security, Second Edition - the up-to-the-minute, hands-on guide to open source security. It covers firewalls, intrusion detection, authentication, secure Web services, VPNs, and much more. This new edition includes coverage of Bastille and OpenSSH, plus key tools like sudo, portmap, xinetd, tiger, tripwire, ipchains, pam, and crack. Learn how to prepare systems for production environments; prevent common attacks; even protect mixed Linux/UNIX environments.

857 pages, Hardcover

First published December 20, 1999