Re: *nix firewall setup

2002-11-27 Thread nee cee
NAT by itself is not a firewall and only offers limited protection. For a quick solution you might be able to use one of the security distributions of linux like clark connect, ipcop, smoothwall. see www.distrowatch.com for a few. I think some of them install snort when you install the disto.

Re: Survey: Chat and IM

2002-11-27 Thread Zinger
We use the AIM protocol (although with some restrictions - no inbound file transfers - and Trillian, which supports encryption), and it's a valuable part of our business tools. If we were to remove this feature, it would be a noticeable detriment to employee's productivity. The most important co

Re: Part of the web page being MODIFIED !

2002-11-27 Thread Johannes Ullrich
> > I got one serious question that is I received complains regarding one > > of the image on my web site has been modified by a PORN picture ! While > > the image have resumed normal during the second visit. Well, one thing I haven't seen mentioned/asked: is this image hosted locally or include

Re: Red Hat Linux: passwd

2002-11-27 Thread Johannes Ullrich
The password check uses pam's 'cracklib' interface. For some details on this features see /usr/share/doc/pam-0.75/txts/README.pam_cracklib 'cracklib' uses a wordlist from /usr/share/dict/words . some details about cracklib: http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~crypto/download/cracklib,2.7.txt On Wed,

RE: *nix firewall setup

2002-11-27 Thread Rick Darsey
Here is a site on IPF, which is similiar to IPChains, but with more features. Good documentation on the site as well. http://www.obfuscation.org/ipf/ipf-howto.html -Original Message- From: jh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subje

Need Help Building Linux Based Firewall

2002-11-27 Thread Khuzairi Yahaya
Dear Tech Gurus, I was given the responsibility to setup a Linux Based Firewall. I am looking at either Redhat, Mandrake and Suse on intel platform and Sparc based. I need your opinion on the following: 1. Which OS is considered the best suited for a firewall? 2. What are the application/softw

RE: Packet Spoofing

2002-11-27 Thread Havens, Ben
Try http://www.laurentconstantin.com/en/lcrzoex/ -Original Message- From: Geoffrey O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 8:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Packet Spoofing Good day. Are there any free programs out there that I can use for custom packe

Internet Adult (illegal) Content Filtering - request for opinion

2002-11-27 Thread Karmil
Hi All, Internet Illegal content viewing has always been an issue for corporate organisations. Even a properly configured proxy server will not deny someone receiving porn content through a web based email account. Eventually, such content viewing during office hours leads to decrease in producti

RE: Protect folder data.

2002-11-27 Thread Bent.Mathiesen
So far I remember, you can buy a boot cd for win2k. Booting from this one, and you have access to encryped filesystems, without any problems. Well, I might remember wrong. /Bent -Original Message- From: Nero, Nick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 7:59 PM To: d

RE: Locking Cisco Router

2002-11-27 Thread Dozal, Tim
I think were a bit off the original topic now. I really don't consider physically damaging the router by ripping out the console port a viable security method but sure if that floats your boat by all means destroy the router and buy a new one if you ever need to "recover" your destroyed one. /shru

Re: Encrypted Home Directories?

2002-11-27 Thread Kerberus
you guys are lurking where the MicroBSD project is already cutting a path. On Tue, 2002-11-26 at 14:40, Ray Slakinski wrote: > Could this not be part of the login script that unpacks a gpg file on > login? The only issue is re-packing the information, and removing all > files put the encrypted

Encrypted Home Directories

2002-11-27 Thread Sumit Dhar
Hello Everyone, First of all thanks for the response. Am trying to respond to many people in one go... > The Cryptographic Filesystem and the Transparent Cryptographic Filesystem (TCFS) I have seen for linux. The latter used the NFS framework to accomplish is > stuff. Pam can be used to provide

Re: any VPN program at linux?

2002-11-27 Thread Jose Celestino
Words by [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 08:46:04AM +0100]: > > Hello, all. > > I would like to use VPN at linux? > Do you know any recommendable program? > Yes. Free/SWAN is the best by far. I heard it was officially included in kernels 2.5.x so it will come with vanilla 2.6/3.0. We'

RE: Protect folder data.

2002-11-27 Thread Maenard_martinez
Try PGP freeware, you can download it from the net. You can encrypt specific files. But if you lose/forget the password, you lose the file. -Original Message- From: Margles Singleton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 3:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Pr

RE: *nix firewall setup

2002-11-27 Thread John Tolmachoff
MS Proxy server 2.0 is not a firewall in any sense, only a proxy. Therefore, they have NO firewall. Unless you are reffering to a different unit that is a firewall. If so, what brand? John Tolmachoff MCSE, CSSA IT Manager, Network Engineer RelianceSoft, Inc. Fullerton, CA 92835 www.reliancesoft

RE: Locking Cisco Router

2002-11-27 Thread Dozal, Tim
Your missing the original question I think. It was can you PERMANENTLY disable password recovery on a Cisco router, and my answer was no not with physical access to the device. If you have physical access to the device you can always recover the router. And yes I have seen my web site. Cheers.

RE: IP Session Hijacking And Spoofing

2002-11-27 Thread John Fastabend
On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, LEHMANN, TODD wrote: > I was not aware you could manually define the routing that packets would > follow (without configuring the routers). Or do you mean I would just choose > to spoof an IP that is downstream from me, so that I am sure the traffic > will pass me by on its wa

Re: *nix firewall setup

2002-11-27 Thread brien mac
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Re: *nix firewall setup

2002-11-27 Thread Devdas Bhagat
On 26/11/02 09:20 -0800, jh wrote: > Having never set one up before and only having a little knowledge of linux > where can I go to get a basic tutorial that just covers firewalls and linux. http://www.linuxguruz.org/iptables/howto/iptables-HOWTO.html http://www.google.com/search?q=iptables+howto S

Re: Red Hat Linux: passwd

2002-11-27 Thread Pierre BETOUIN
It's a part of cracklib... Le mar 26/11/2002 à 21:50, ALBEE,RUSSELL. S FC2 (CV63 CS5) a écrit : > How does passwd determine if a password is based off a dictionary word or > not? Is there a file somewhere it references, a dictionary built into the > code, or a algorithim it uses to check the pass

RE: Locking Cisco Router

2002-11-27 Thread d'Ambly, Jeff
I personally don't like the idea of having to pull out the NVRAM. I would just configure a user mode password for the console and AUX ports. Any way here are some awesome links on how to secure cisco IOS routers and a good secure BGP config to boot as well. I would be VERY careful

Re: PGP Backdoor

2002-11-27 Thread Noah Salzman
It's entirely a myth. NAI acquired TIS and PGP and the two teams never intermingled, other than both being on the 9th floor in Santa Clara. TIS was the only part of the company that had any thing to do with Key Escrow. The folks who ran the PGP group are the same group that are now involve

RE: RE: Wireless security and VPN

2002-11-27 Thread Jeffrey Eliasen
Or IPSec alone. If you are not concerned with bandwidth issues from wardrivers using your wireless network to access the outside world then IPSec alone is enough to secure all your network data. A side benefit is that visitors can use the network without network credentials to see the outside world

Re: PGP Backdoor

2002-11-27 Thread Chris Berry
From: Ted Yav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My organization was considering buying PGP Corporate for encryption. I have heard rumors, however, that it was backdoored and therefore not totally secure. Does anyone know whether this is true or just a myth? I haven't heard about anything like that, make sure

Re: Survey: Chat and IM

2002-11-27 Thread Charles Otstot
Toni, David... Have you (and your respective staffs) considered a compromise? I don't know precisely how widespread business IM use is, but it is an expanding market. If your end-users (and by extension, IT staff) see it as a business requirement, it seems to me that the "battle" has already been