[Novalug] requested talk idea reminder

[Peter Larsen]

On Sat, 2010-01-09 at 10:25 -0500, jerry w wrote:

> intro to securing your home desktop
> 
> IDS - tripwire  etc is it worth it?
> ports
> accounts
> 
> Aside: Limits of SELinux (for Fedora users)
> like CPAN installs perl modules but
> how is security of that handled?
> 
> Other built in security subsystems
> (not everyone likes or would use Fedora
> or even RPM based systems)



I haven't seen any replies to this. I can certainly speak to workstation
security setup etc. 

To begin with, tripwire etc. is overkill for workstations. Of course if
you're setting up a server or something that rarely changes, tripwire
and it's more modern upgrades plays an important key in diagnosing
break-ins. But it doesn't prevent the breakin. And that should be the
initial focus.

I don't think security concerns is really that different between the
distros. Not even the abilities to secure is that much different. If I
may suggest having one or more talks about people's ideas on the
different security systems on Linux - from filesystems, to
authentication/authorization, and some of the features in between.

As for SELinux - that subject could be a topic for a entire
meeting ... ?

-- 

Best Regards
  Peter Larsen

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I used to work in a fire hydrant factory.  You couldn't park anywhere near
the place.
		-- Steven Wright
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