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Re: Is LIDS a good idea?



On Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 06:06:52PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> * mdevin@ozemail.com.au <mdevin@ozemail.com.au> [2001.11.30 14:16:57+1000]:
> > Also, the openwall patch that Alvin Oga recommended seems to only be for
> > 2.2 series kernels - so I guess that is not possible for a 2.4 kernel.
> > And I really want to run a 2.4 kernel for the iptables firewall stuff.
> > What is your opinion on the openwall stuff?
> 
> have a look at grsecurity.net
>
Sheesh.  There is certainly a lot of configurable options with these
patches.  At this stage, all this kernel knowledge is maybe a bit beyond
me at the moment.  I think I will put this on the back burner for now.

I know that you run some sort of service for multiple users.  Have you
done any of this stuff for your servers?  Have you installed LIDS also?

Cheers.
Mark.

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