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Re: [linux-security] uhh.. security?

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Barry Caplin)
Sat May 11 12:43:12 1996

Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 21:31:22 -0500 (CDT)
From: Barry Caplin <bc@mtiweb.com>
To: Pat Trainor <ptrainor@aura.title14.com>
cc: linux-security@tarsier.cv.nrao.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960509192951.203G-100000@aura.title14.com>

Hi,
> 
> 	What way can a sysadmin check all dirs for the proper (or close) 
> permissions and symbolic links for an a> functional system, and b> a 
> secure system?
> 
> 	No references I have found to date treat linux security with any 
> more than 3 pages. YET the distributions as installed leave the system 
> wide open.. 
> 
> 	Any scripts/utils/books/prayers?
   I have a number of security related links on my isp web
page, www.mtiweb.net/isp.  While not specifically linux, I got
alot of good advice from a document at the Navy Research Labs
http://hightop.nrl.navy.mil.

   Barry

   Barry Caplin      MicroWEB Technology, Inc.
   bc@mtiweb.net     http://www.mtiweb.net

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