Chapter 6. Advanced Security Issues

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Various advanced issues are covered here. Some require a little C programming skill and some are less likely to be a problem for smaller installations. The topics covered in this chapter include:

• "Configuring Netscape for Higher Security" on page 261

• "Stopping Access to I/O Devices" on page 268

• "Scouting Out Apache (httpd) Problems" on page 275

• "Special Techniques for Web Servers" on page 284

• "One-Way Credit Card Data Path for Top Security" on page 302

• "Hardening for Very High Security" on page 306

• "Restricting Login Location and Times" on page 315

• "Obscure but Deadly Problems" on page 316

• "Defeating Login Simulators" on page 325

• "Stopping Buffer Overflows with Libsafe" on page 331

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