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Re: Security Question



Check out Abacus PortSentry if you're looking for pretty good portscanning
detection software.  He also does a log scanner and a host protection
scanner.

http://www.psionic.org/

On Sat, 28 Aug 1999, Mark Wagnon wrote:

> Hi all:
> 
> I'm looking at Firewall and Security listing on Freshmeat, but I
> have no idea what I should consider installing to tighten up my box.
> My immediate goal is to not allow anything into or out of my home
> network, unless it happens to be for email/news, ftp to other sites,
> and Internet browsing. 
> 
> I've been lurking in a few lists, and I keep reading about port
> scans, so I'd like to learn more about them, and how to detect/log
> them, etc.
> 
> The only thing I recognize is tripwire, and that from reading it in
> few posts, but it appears to be available only in rpm format, and as
> source only.
> 
> Also, IIRC, I should compile security related software on my machine
> since one isn't to trust a binary from an external source. Is this
> correct?
> 
> I'm off to read the Security HOWTO
> 
> 'nite!
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