Re: Wanted: How to setup a unix workstation for a maximum security

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From: Rob J. Nauta
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 10:50

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In article <1939@kluge.fiu.edu> sumargoh@fiu.edu writes:
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>The subject said it all.  I believe that there is some publish guide line that I can
>download from some ftp sites.  Could someone give the pointer and send to 
>            sumargoh@serss0.fiu.edu
>
>Thanks a lot for the response.

I can give you some hints myself:
- Don't connect it to a network, don't connect modems or Ethernet
- Don't let anyone use it. If this is not desirable, let only those
  people use it who need to use it. Also enforce a policy for physical
  access control.
- Have a good passwd policy, force users to choose good passwords.
- Install all patches available, be sure you know what is fixed and
  what is unfixable.
- Put a good sysadmin in charge, not some tape-changing drone, but an
  interested hacker-like programmer-type user.

Rob
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