Securing and Optimizing Linux eBook
Here is a free Linux security ebook, titled Securing
and Optimizing Linux: The Ultimate Solution, v2.0, from openna.com.
Each
chapter and section of this book are written so you can read without
needing to read previous or other chapters of the book. Using this
ebook, you'll learn how to set up a Linux server that is configured
with all of the security
and optimization needed for a high performance Linux environment. It
covers in detail several ways to configure tasks' security and
optimization. The Linux security topics covered by this book were
gathered from hard-to-find articles and how-to guides. (6.2mb,
876
pages, pdf)
Contents of Securing and
Optimizing Linux ebook:
Part I
Installation Related Reference
- Chapter
1 Introduction
- Chapter
2 Installing a Linux Server
Part II
Security and Optimization Related Reference
-
Chapter 3 General System Security
- Chapter 4 Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules
- Chapter 5 General System Optimization
- Chapter 6 Kernel Security & Optimization
Part
III Networking Related Reference
- Chapter
7 TCP/IP Network Management
-
Chapter 8 Firewall IPTABLES Packet Filter
- Chapter 9 Firewall IPTABLES Masquerading
& Forwarding
Part IV Cryptography &
Authentication Related Reference
- Chapter
10 GnuPG
- Chapter 11 OpenSSL
- Chapter 12 OpenSSH
Part V Monitoring &
System Integrity Related Reference
- Chapter
13 sXid
- Chapter 14 Logcheck
- Chapter 15 PortSentry
- Chapter
16 Tripwire
- Chapter 17 Xinetd
Part
VI Management & Limitation Related Reference
- Chapter 18 Quota
Part VII Domain Name System
Related Reference
- Chapter 19 ISC
BIND/DNS
Part VIII Mail Transfer Agent Related Reference
- Chapter 20 Sendmail
- Chapter
21 qmail
Part IX Internet Message Access Protocol
Related Reference
- Chapter 22 UW IMAP
Part
X Database Server Related Reference
- Chapter
23 MySQL
- Chapter
24 PostgreSQL
-
Chapter 25 OpenLDAP
Part XI
Gateway Server Related Reference
- Chapter
26 Squid
- Chapter
27 FreeS/WAN VPN
Part XII Other
Server Related Reference
- Chapter
28 Wu-ftpd
- Chapter
29 Apache
- Chapter
30 Samba
Part XIII Backup
Related Reference
- Chapter
31 Backup & restore procedures
Part
XIII Appendixes
- Appendix A: Tweaks, Tips
and Administration Tasks
- Appendix B:
Contributor Users
- Appendix C: Obtaining
Requests for Comments (RFCs)
- Appendix D:
Port list
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