Solaris 8 Security
by Edgar Danielyan
Category: Computers

Solaris 8 Security covers all the concepts and issues Solaris 8 administrators need to know in order to make and keep their Solaris 8 systems secure. This includes not only Solaris 8 security tools and features, but such subjects as cryptography and defenses against known attacks and vulnerabilities. Readers learn practical, command-level defenses, such as: How to configure a secure DNS server What to do with /etc/inet/inetd.conf How to make IPsec work Why DES fails How to identify and prevent system compromises How not to configure sendmail How to automate security checkups The book provides a proactive approach to security. Coverage includes intrusion detection systems, network-level filtering, firewalls and other network-level systems.