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IPTraf

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IPTraf is a console-based network statistics utility for Linux. It gathers a variety of figures such as TCP connection packet and byte counts, interface statistics and activity indicators, TCP/UDP traffic breakdowns, and LAN station packet and byte c

Anthony Pell
Nov 29, 2004

Secure Shell

SSH is a powerful, yet easy-to-use application that uses strong cryptography for protecting all transmitted confidential data, including passwords, binary files, and administrative commands.

Anthony Pell
Nov 29, 2004

Computer Oracle and Password System (COPS)

COPS is a collection of about a dozen programs that each attempt to tackle a different problem area of UNIX security. Kind of dated now, but still valuable.

Anthony Pell
Nov 29, 2004

How to setup IPsec interoperable for Linux, OpenBSD and Kame/*BSD

Aim of this document to give some examples for setting up IPsec between different operating systems. Tested platforms were OpenBSD 3.3, GNU/Linux using Super-FreeS/WAN 1.99_kb4, Kame/NetBSD 1.6.1, Windows 2000 and PGPNet on WindowsME.

Anthony Pell
Nov 29, 2004

FreeS/WAN IPSEC HOWTO

FreeS/WAN is a Linux implementation of the IPSEC (IP security) protocols. IPSEC provides encryption and authentication services at the IP (Internet Protocol) level of the network protocol stack.

Anthony Pell
Nov 29, 2004

Home Network Security

This CERT document gives home users an overview of the security risks and countermeasures associated with Internet connectivity, especially in the context of 'always-on' or broadband access services (such as cable modems and DSL).

Anthony Pell
Nov 29, 2004

Bandwidth Limiting HOWTO

This document describes how to set up your Linux server to limit download bandwidth or incoming traffic and how to use your internet link more efficiently. This is useful when our internet link is slow or our LAN users download tons of mp3s and the n

Anthony Pell
Nov 29, 2004

Remote Gkrellm Over SSH Mini-HOWTO

In this Mini-HOWTO I'll be talking about what to do server side and client side to set up Gkrellm over ssh.

Anthony Pell
Nov 23, 2004

Rule Definition For Anomoly Based Intrusion Detection

This document describes another method for intrusion detection. It is based on a proactive ruleset as opposed to reactive ruleset.

Anthony Pell
Nov 23, 2004

rsync: A Backup Strategy for Modern Times

A tutorial on backing up servers via rsync.

Anthony Pell
Nov 23, 2004

Secure Passwordless Logins with SSH, Part 1-3

Many of my past newsletters have detailed configuration setups that required you to be able to execute commands on remote machines without interactively supplying a password. The next few articles will help show how you can set up such a system.

Anthony Pell
Nov 23, 2004

Hardening Linux Systems

The process of modifying a system to make it highly secure is known as hardening.

Anthony Pell
Nov 23, 2004

The Peon's Guide To Secure System Development

The approach used by this document is to instead shame developers into producing better systems.

Anthony Pell
Nov 23, 2004

The Unix Auditors Practical Handbook

This handbook is meant to be a practical guide to auditing Unix. It will be kept as up-to-date as possible. The commands and filenames given here are applicable to a Sun Solaris system. However, there are cross-command references for AIX and Linux.

Anthony Pell
Nov 23, 2004

IP SmartSpoofing

This paper describes a new technique for spoofing an IP address with any networking application.

Anthony Pell
Nov 23, 2004

Practical Linux security

IBM Clinic on Practical Linux Server Securit

Anthony Pell
Nov 23, 2004

How to design secure network applications based on privilege separation

This talk describes what are the basic security functionalities under Unix needed to build privilege separation and how to use them to design more secure applications.

Anthony Pell
Nov 23, 2004

SSH without password:micro HOWTO

This micro HOWTO tells you how to use ssh without having to type in your password everytime you use ssh.

Anthony Pell
Nov 23, 2004

Administering Linux IPSec Virtual Private Networks

This article will discuss some of the more advanced features of FreeS/WAN that you can leverage to implement flexible and reliable IPSec VPNs.

Anthony Pell
Nov 23, 2004

Using ssh Port Forwarding to Print at Remote Locations

This documentation shows you how to connect the printing systems on different networks across the Internet in a secure manner.

Anthony Pell
Nov 23, 2004

How to: Secure My Network in Linux - Page 6

Understanding fail2ban: How To Install & Configure It for Greater SSH Security

How To Use BlackArch Linux to Improve Your Linux Pentesting

Implementing Transparent Proxying on Linux Systems with sslh