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Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837630516

Length 620 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

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Linux

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Hardening

Author (1):

Donald A. Tevault

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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface

1. Section I: Setting up a Secure Linux System

2. Running Linux in a Virtual Environment FREE CHAPTER

3. Securing Administrative User Accounts

4. Securing Normal User Accounts

5. Securing Your Server with a Firewall – Part 1

6. Securing Your Server with a Firewall — Part 2

7. Encryption Technologies

8. SSH Hardening

9. Section II: Mastering File and Directory Access Control (DAC)

10. Mastering Discretionary Access Control

11. Access Control Lists and Shared Directory Management

12. Section III: Advanced System Hardening Techniques

13. Implementing Mandatory Access Control with SELinux and AppArmor

14. Kernel Hardening and Process Isolation

15. Scanning, Auditing, and Hardening

16. Logging and Log Security

17. Vulnerability Scanning and Intrusion Detection

18. Prevent Unwanted Programs from Running

19. Security Tips and Tricks for the Busy Bee

20. Other Books You May Enjoy

21. Index

Questions

Which two of the following are log files that record authentication-related events?
1. syslog
2. authentication.log
3. auth.log
4. secure.log
5. secure
Which log file contains the current record about who is logged into the system and what they’re doing?
1. /var/log/syslog
2. /var/log/utmp
3. /var/log/btmp
4. /var/run/utmp
Which of the following is the main logging system that runs on pretty much every modern Linux distro?
1. syslog
2. rsyslog
3. journald
4. syslog-ng
Which of the following is peculiar to RHEL 8/9 and their offspring, such as AlmaLinux 8/9?
1. On RHEL 8/9 systems, journald collects log data from the rest of the system and sends them to rsyslog.
2. On RHEL 8/9 systems, journald has completely replaced rsyslog.
3. On RHEL 8/9 systems, rsyslog collects data from the rest...

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