Introduction
Welcome to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Security Guide!
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Security
Guide is designed to assist users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
in learning the processes and practices of securing workstations
and servers against local and remote intrusion, exploitation, and
malicious activity. The Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Security Guide details the planning and the tools
involved in creating a secured computing environment for the data
center, workplace, and home. With proper administrative knowledge,
vigilance, and tools, systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux can
be both fully functional and secured from most common intrusion and
exploit methods.
This guide discusses several security-related topics in great
detail, including:
The manual is divided into the following parts:
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General Introduction to Security
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Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Security
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Assessing Your Security
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Intrusions and Incident Response
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Appendix
We would like to thank Thomas Rude for
his generous contributions to this manual. He wrote the Vulnerability Assessments and Incident Response chapters. Thanks, Thomas!
This manual assumes that you have an advanced knowledge of Red
Hat Enterprise Linux. If you are a new user or only have basic to
intermediate knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and need more
information on using the system, refer to the following guides
which discuss the fundamental aspects of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
in greater detail than the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Security Guide:
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The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation
Guide provides information regarding installation.
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The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Introduction
to System Administration contains introductory information for
new Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators.
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The Red Hat Enterprise Linux System
Administration Guide offers detailed information about
configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux to suit your particular needs
as a user. This guide includes some services that are discussed
(from a security standpoint) in the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux Security Guide.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Reference
Guide provides detailed information suited for more experienced
users to refer to when needed, as opposed to step-by-step
instructions.
HTML, PDF, and RPM versions of the manuals are available on the
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Documentation CD and online at https://www.redhat.com/docs/.
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Although this manual reflects the most current information
possible, read the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Release Notes for information that may not have been available
prior to our documentation being finalized. They can be found on
the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD #1 and online at https://www.redhat.com/docs/.
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Unless otherwise noted, all information contained in this manual
apply only to the x86 processor and processors featuring the
Intel® Extended Memory 64
Technology (Intel® EM64T) and
AMD64 technologies. For architecture-specific information, refer to
the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation
Guide for your respective architecture.
