All pages tagged with daemon
Hardning the Linux Kernel
This 26 page paper explores two approaches for hardening the standard Linux kernel. Address space or memory protection and access control. The author covers several well known hardening tips, including ...
Document added on March 12, 2011Remote Syslogging - A Primer
The syslog daemon is a very versatile tool that should never be overlooked under any circumstances. The facility itself provides a wealth of information regarding the local system that it ...
Document added on May 1, 2011Complete Reference Guide to Creating a Remote Log Server
A remote log server is nothing more then a system preconfigured at install-time to provide hard drive space for other systems to log to. This system must be completely secured ...
Written by: Eric Hines and added on Jan. 27, 2011Label Controlled File Transfer Server - Case Study
The following is the process that I used to configure my portion of the label controlled file transfer system. I will touch on Trusted Solaris (TSOL), the secure operating system, ...
Written by: Don C. Weber and added on March 20, 2011IPFilter: A Unix Host-Based Firewall
With the advent of TCP wrappers and dedicated firewalling hardware, host-based firewall packages for unix operating systems have fallen by the wayside. Daemons such as inetd, xinetd, and tcpd allow ...
Written by: Dana Price and added on Feb. 20, 2011Case Study: Using Syslog in a Microsoft & Cisco Environment
This case study details the development of a centralized logging infrastructure using Syslog in a Microsoft and Cisco based environment. The primary technology piece that our company employed was the ...
Written by: Dan Rathbun and added on Jan. 14, 2011What is Code Red Worm?
The term Internet worm brings to mind the first notorious worm, Morris Worm. A fast self-replicating worm that crippled almost 10 percent of the computer connected to the Internet in ...
Document added on May 11, 2011SSH and Intrusion Detection
Widespread use of the SSH protocol greatly reduces the risk of remote computer access by encoding the transmission of clear text usernames and passwords. Prior to the use of SSH, ...
Document added on Feb. 9, 2011Filtering E-Mail with Postfix and Procmail, Part Two
This article is the second of three articles that will help systems administrators configure SMTP daemons and local mail delivery agents to filter out unwanted e-mails before they arrive in ...
Document added on Jan. 25, 2011Remote Syslogging - A Primer
The syslog daemon is a very versatile tool that should never be overlooked under any circumstances. The facility itself provides a wealth of information regarding the local system that it ...
Written by: Armando Ortiz and added on March 15, 2011