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First time posting and coming from xp/FC7.
I've decided to give Linux a more serious go around as I have played around with FC7 for a while but haven't really learned much as there is not much you really need to do besides point and click. I like the idea behind Arch where I can build the system up around what I need and not what the organization that is sponsoring the distro thinks I need.
That being said I'd like to along with becoming more accustomed to working with the backend of a unix like OS I also want to get a few pointers on good security practices. The most in depth I have been so far with setting up security measures has been the basic firefox+noscript, running windows firewall if that gives you an idea of how new I am to the whole topic.
So any guides/books/blogs/articles discussing good security practices related unix like operating systems or better yet arch in particular would be greatly appreciated.
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Read more about firewalls here, here, here and here.
Besides that, these are the basic, most important security measures:
- Don't work in the root account/set up a user account with the right privileges
- Build packages from AUR as user, not root (only install them via root)
Noscript for firefox on linux is also a good idea. Same is true for adblock, flashblock etc
edit: Oh, and welcome to the Arch Forum, have fun!
edit2: I was wrong about the firewall
Last edited by Sigi (2008-04-16 16:01:42)
Haven't been here in a while. Still rocking Arch.
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Here's an exploit listing to keep an eye on.
Last edited by brebs (2008-04-16 16:09:31)
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Here's an exploit listing to keep an eye on.
Excellent link, brebs.
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Here's an exploit listing to keep an eye on.
What an annoying page! But a useful one. Thanks brebs.
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