Computers: Software: Operating_Systems: Unix: Security: FAQs,_Help,_and

Admin's Choice - Resources for Unix administrators - Solaris system administration FAQs, articles and tips.
Adminschoice - Securing solaris OS - Details some of the focus areas for security and provides suggestions to make it strong.
AIX 4.3 Network Hardening - Recipes to secure network services on AIX. Download of scripts available.
Auditing UNIX Systems: A Case Study - This report, written as a case study, presents results of a detailed information security audit of UNIX systems that belong to a fictitious company. It illustrates an approach to performing such an examination.
Coping with the Threat of Computer Security Incidents - A primer from prevention through recovery by Russell L. Brand.
FreeBSD Handbook Security chapter - Securing FreeBSD
G A C T - Unix Passwords - To get to "ROOT" you have to have somewhere to start. For the purposes of this file, that somewhere is with the 'passwd' file.
NIST Computer Security Resource Clearinghouse - Collects and disseminates computer security information and resources to help users, systems administrators, managers, and security professionals better protect their data and systems.
Raw IP Networking FAQ - Thamer Al-Herbish's Raw IP Networking FAQ about networking below TCP/UDP and sniffing networks. Includes raw socket source code.
Secure Programming for Linux and Unix HOWTO - Online book on software security tips.
Secure UNIX Programming FAQ - Definitions of security holes, security principles, how to access files safely, and untainting input.
Securing Debian HOWTO - Protecting Debian during installation and securing network services.
TPEP Frequently Asked Questions - The Computer Security Evaluation Frequently Asked Questions (V2.1)
Unix Security - Paper by Rajib K. Mitra about file permissions, daemons, stack overflows and scripts.
Unix security basics, Part 1 - Understanding file attribute bits and modes
Writing Safe Setuid Programs - Collection of papers on writing safe setuid programs by Matt Bishop.
Absence of Malice - Editorial from Dr. Dobb's Journal about Randal Schwartz's felony convictions for running Crack on unauthorized machines. (March 15, 1996)

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