On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, Manny Amador wrote:
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> security software (firewall scripts, tripwire, snort, psad, etc.). The
> Red Hat 6.2 stock setup was quite vulnerable and I'm worried that Red
> Hat 8.0 will be the same. What can I do using ONLY the software in the
> Red Hat 8.0 package to secure my machine so no one hacks in while I'm
> still downloading security software?

Set "strict firewall" option when installing. Or use "lokkit" to configure 
strict firewall after installing. It's more paranoid than you want.  :)


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