Re: Security

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From: Ben Smithurst
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 00:00

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Paul Richards wrote:

> I've recently got my Linux (Debian) box set up back to how it was before
> I broke it.  (Well M$ FDISK decided to make a FAT32 partition overlap my
> EXT2 which was nice when I tried to format the FAT32..)  What should I
> do to make the system more secure?  I no longer have dual boot, only
> Linux because I was pissed off with what M$ FDISK done.
>
> I'm only on a dialup box and I have no local network.  Any tips/ideas?
>
> I need to have http and anonymous ftp connections allowed and I also
> need to be able to telnet in.

two obvious things,

* don't run any services you don't need (check inetd.conf for a start). Do
  netstat -an | grep LISTEN to see what else you have running.
* don't use telnet, install ssh instead and use that if you're even remotely
  bothered about security.

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From: ben@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk (Ben Smithurst)
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