Solaris Security

Solaris Security
by Edgar Danielyan

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Book Description

This book 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: how to configure a secure DNS server, make IPsec work, identify and prevent system compromises, configure sendmail, and automate security checkups. They also learn what they need to do with /etc/inet/inetd.conf and why DES fails. The book provides a proactive approach to security. Coverage includes intrusion detection systems, network-level filtering, firewalls and other network-level systems.

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Provides a proactive approach to security. Coverage includes intrusion detection systems, network-level filtering, firewalls and other network-level systems. The most up to date book on solaris security. Softcover.

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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.

About the Author

Edgar Danielyan is a highly respected Solaris guru whose passion for Solaris is evident in the popular column he writes for Inside Solaris magazine. He is a Cisco Certified Security Specialist and veteran member of USENIX, SAGE, ACM and the Computer Society. He co-founded a national ISP and worked for the Ministry of Defense, Computer Center of the Council of Ministers, and a major bank. He has more than seven years of "UNIX on Internet" experience (technical, consulting, and managerial positions), including the last four years working exclusively on Solaris. He has written and lectured on network and UNIX security for the past two years.

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