CCIE Practical Studies: Security (CCIE Self-Study)

Appendix A. Basic UNIX Security

This appendix covers the following topics:

• Installing Solaris

• Applying patches

• Securing network services

• Securing your startup scripts

• Enabling logging

• Performing optional security tasks

When it comes to UNIX-flavored operating systems, you have many choices. Because of this, trying to explain how to secure each of these would require a book in itself or, more likely, several books. This appendix covers basic ways to secure a Sun Solaris operating system. Covering this subject in detail is also outside the scope of this book, so this appendix covers the most basic items required to achieve a system that is both secure and manageable. The good news is, even though the commands between different versions of UNIX-based ...