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From: kn@××××××××××.dk
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Cc: gentoo-user@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] Security guidelines for Gentoo
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 03:20:52
Message-Id: 38250.195.216.217.131.1016097103.squirrel@webmail.insecurity.dk
1 Hello everyone,
2
3 I wrote to Drobbins yesterday to ask if someone already has written security
4 guideline documentation for Gentoo. He had not heard of any projects in that
5 direction. So I have startet one :) ..
6
7 These are the chapters I want to write :
8
9 ------------------
10
11 Step by step guide for Gentoo
12
13 Introduction
14 Credits
15
16 Considerations before installation
17 BIOS password
18 Services
19 Partition scheme
20 Root password
21 Policies
22 Why is policies needed
23 Security policy
24 Acceptable use policy
25 Email policy
26 Password policy
27
28 Tightening the security after/during installation
29 /etc/make.conf
30 Grub/Lilo password
31 Console restriction
32 More logging
33 syslogd
34 metalog
35 syslogd-n
36 Mounting of partitions
37 -noexec
38 -nosuid
39 -ro
40 User/group limitations
41 /etc/security/limits.conf
42 /etc/limits
43 Quotas
44 /etc/login.defs
45 /etc/login.access
46 File permissions
47 World readable
48 World writeable
49 SUID files
50 PAM
51 TCP Wrappers
52
53 Kernel security
54 /proc
55 Kernel patches
56 Grsecurity
57 Kerneli
58 Links for more kernel patches
59 OpenWall
60 LIDS
61 More ...
62
63 Securing Services
64 Using xinetd
65 ssh
66 X
67 Lpd
68 FTP
69 Pureftpd
70 Proftpd
71 virtual users
72 Apache
73 SSL
74 PHP
75 Mail
76 Qmail
77 Fighting Spam
78 virtual users
79 Bind
80 Samba
81 virtual users
82 Chroot
83
84 Firewall (Iptables)
85
86 Intrusion detection
87 Aide
88 Snort
89
90 Backup
91 Full system backup using Systemimager
92 Partial backup using tar
93 Backing up postgres
94
95 Pen-testing
96 Remote audits
97 Network audits
98
99 After a compromise
100 How to report an incident
101 Forensics analysis
102 Creating an image of the system without destroying evidence (Using dd)
103 Trap and trace (Using tcpdump)
104 .. More to come ..
105 Restoring system
106
107 FAQ
108
109 --------------
110
111
112 If I'm missing some vital aspect/information or someone already has startet
113 writing, I would sure like to know .. Otherwise I will start writing :)
114
115 Best regards
116 Kim

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-dev] Security guidelines for Gentoo Einar Karttunen <ekarttun@×××××××××××.fi>
Re: [gentoo-dev] Security guidelines for Gentoo Stefan Boresch <stefan@×××××××××××××.at>
Re: [gentoo-dev] Security guidelines for Gentoo Joachim Blaabjerg <styx@×××××.org>
Re: [gentoo-dev] Security guidelines for Gentoo Chuck Haines <chaines@×××.EDU>