Re: firewall: linux vs. freebsd
hiya
use the distro you know how to harden to your likings...
and can tweek and fix and debug if something happens...
hardened linux distros ??? donno if its any better
than off the shelf thats been hardened ...
http://www.Linux-Sec.net/Distro/distro.gwif.html
- define a security policy - who can do what and when
- harden the kernel
http://www.Linux-Sec.net/Harden/kernel.gwif.html
- apply all the distro patches...
- get the latest patches/apps for ports that are used
- harden your file systems
- turn off stuff you dont need, minimum install of apps
- install host and network ids
- backup your "important data"..
- other paranoia precautions
- how important is the data ...
- bsd vs linux ???
- seems like a small piece of the pie
- keep in mind lots of rootkits attacks unsecured "redhat" boxes
have fun linuxing
alvin
http://www.Linux-Sec.net
On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, timothy bauscher wrote:
> I am planning on building a firewall
> here. There is a lot of hype about
> Freebsd being great for firewalls,
> and books regarding Linux firewalls.
>
> I love Linux, but I believe in
> finding the best solution for a
> problem. My question is not which OS
> is better for a firewall, but which
> one you would use (or do use).
>
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