On Friday 17 August 2001 19:07, Jeff Barnes wrote:
Being new to suse linux may I ask a few questions about suse security? [snip] Thankyou, Jeff Barnes
Does suse firewall use ip chains? For kernel 2.2, yes (these also work on 2.4) - I think the 2.4-specific
Hi, http://www.susesecurity.com -> click on the link to the FAQ http://www.suse.de/~marc/SuSE.html -> new firewall scripts, hardensuse script, etc. http://www.suse.de/security -> security related updates (you should install them if there are any packages you are using). Look into /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny using ALL : ALL in hosts.deny and fix later if needed. script collection uses iptables but I am not sure (I'm sure someone who actually knows will post :) Also, you need to configure the firewall script in /etc/rc.config.d/firewall.rc.config or you will not get much protection (if you are using a modem, set FW_DEV_WORLD="ppp0" in this file). Try "netstat -ap" -> look for open ports See /etc/services to see what is what. Then work on closing ones you don't want. Also, remove packages you don't need. John