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• A Simple Scheme to Make Passwords Based on One-Way Functions Much Harder to Crack

  ftp://ftp.cs.arizona.edu/reports/1994/TR94-34.ps
  Discusses the possibility that crackers might generate and distribute a massive list of encrypted passwords.

• Firewall Piercing mini-HOWTO

  http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/Firewall-Piercing/
  Tutorial on using ppp over telnet to do network stuff transparently through an Internet firewall. (François-René Rideau)

• Firewalling and Proxy Server HOWTO

  http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/Firewall-HOWTO.html
  Teaches the basics of firewall systems and give you some detail on setting up both a filtering and proxy firewall on a Linux based PC, by Mark Grennan.

• Linux Administrator's Security Guide

  https://www.seifried.org/lasg/
  A security guide aimed at administrators and users, available online in Acrobat PDF format, by Kurt Seifried.

• Linux Bridge+Firewall Mini-HOWTO

  http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bridge+Firewall.html
  A tutorial on how to setup a bridge and a firewall with Linux, by Peter Breuer.

• Linux IPCHAINS-HOWTO

  http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/IPCHAINS-HOWTO.html
  Describes how to obtain, install and configure the enhanced IP firewalling chains software for Linux, and how they might be used, by Paul Russell.

• Linux Security HOWTO

  http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/Security-HOWTO/
  Security issues that face the administrator, security philosophy, examples of how to secure the system from intruders.

• Linux Security HOWTO

  http://scrye.com/~kevin/lsh/t1.html
  General overview of security issues that face the administrator of Linux systems. It covers general security philosophy and a number of specific examples of how to better secure your Linux system from intruders.

• Network Security Information: UNIX

  http://www.windowsecurity.com/whitepapers/unix_security/
  Network Security Library has links to many UNIX (and, especially, Linux) security articles on host hardening, security admin guides, and special purpose hardening tips.

• Ritter's Crypto Glossary and Dictionary of Technical Cryptography

  http://www.ciphersbyritter.com/GLOSSARY.HTM
  Hyperlinked definitions and discussions of many cryptographic, mathematics, logic, statistics, and electronics terms used in cipher construction and analysis.

• Secure POP via SSH mini-HOWTO

  http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/Secure-POP+SSH.html
  Explains how to set up secure POP connections using ssh, by Manish Singh.

• Securing NIS

  http://www.eng.auburn.edu/users/doug/nis.html
  Provides a checklist on how to secure UNIX/Linux NIS (formerly YP) services in an intranet environment.

• Setting up a secure Linux server

  http://www.fiveanddime.net/ss/secureserver.html
  Setting up a secure Linux server using RedHat and the Linux From Scratch system.

• UnOfficial SELinux FAQ

  http://www.crypt.gen.nz/selinux/faq.html
  A technical FAQ for the NSA SELinux project, which covers installation and implementation issues.

• YoLinux: Internet Server Security HowTo and Tutorial

  http://yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialInternetSecurity.html
  This tutorial covers the installation and use of hacker protection software such as Portsentry, tripwire, ssh. It also covers configuration and administration steps to make a Linux server secure against hackers.

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