Building Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls

Wes Sonnenreich, Tom Yates

362 pages, parution le 15/02/2000

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Résumé

Building Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls tackles considerably more than its title implies. For one thing, it's an introductory Internet security text that explains some of the methods attackers employ and how security strategies (including firewalls) can help thwart them.

Some of this coverage is very basic indeed ("What's an IP address'" and "What's a good Password" are two elementary sidebars), but that's in keeping with this series, which is intended for managers and others somewhat removed from detail work as well as for technicians. Still, the differences between OpenBSD and Linux boil down to a couple of key features, and you'll find yourself halfway through this book before you get to any how-to material on configuring a firewall. The configuration information is easy to follow: the authors explain which options to choose in the operating systems' respective installation routines and outline some supplementary procedures to follow afterward.

This book deserves kudos for treating OpenBSD with the same respect most books lavish over the trendier Linux, and the odds are good you'll learn a lot about it. You'll find the general security material valuable as well, particularly if you're new to the security game and need a primer on firewalls, demilitarized zones (DMZs), and the vulnerabilities of particular protocols and services.

Topics covered: Internet security background, fundamentals of firewall design and security policy, the relative merits of OpenBSD and Linux, and the configuration of bare-metal machines as firewalls under both operating systems.

Table of contents

The ABCs of Network Security
Fundamental Internet Securities
How Secure Should Your Network Be?
Why Linux/BSD
Getting the Right Hardware
Installing Linux
Configuring the Firewall Under Linux
Installing BSD
Configuring the Firewall Under BSD
Configuring the Firewall
Monitoring Your System
Other Scripts, Utilities, and Resources
Appendices
What's on the Web Site Appendix

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Wes Sonnenreich, Tom Yates
Parution	15/02/2000
Nb. de pages	362
Format	19 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	650g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780471353669