Appendix A. Linux Security Command Reference

This command reference provides summaries of Linux commands, files, and add-on utilities commonly used in security or system administration. Use these summaries to familiarize yourself with well-known commands, how they relate to security, how they're used, what other resources they're related to, and where they're discussed elsewhere in this book.

Entries consist of two parts:

  • Description—. A brief explanation of what the command, tool, or file does.

  • Security Relevance—. How the command, tool, or file relates to security.

Most commands are cross-referenced against related commands in this appendix.

.htaccess

Description: The htpasswd access file.

Security Relevance: When you're using the htpasswd system to ...

Get Maximum Linux Security now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.