Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid
Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid
ISBN: 1886411999
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 298
Pages: 298
Authors: Michael W. Lucas
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- Absolute OpenBSD - UNIX for the Practical Paranoid
- Chapter 0: Introduction
- What Is BSD?
- BSD Goes Public
- ATT UNIX
- What Is OpenBSD?
- Other BSDs
- OpenBSD Users
- OpenBSD Developers
- OpenBSD s Strengths
- OpenBSD Security
- OpenBSD s Uses
- Who Should Read This Book?
- Contents Overview
- Chapter 1: Additional Help
- OpenBSD Community Support
- The Code Is Fine
- Man Pages
- www.OpenBSD.org
- Other Websites
- Mailing Lists
- Using OpenBSD Problem-Solving Resources
- Mailing for Help
- Chapter 2: Installation Preparations
- OpenBSD Hardware
- Getting OpenBSD
- The OpenBSD Release
- Choosing Your Install Method
- Distribution Sets
- Partitioning
- Standalone OpenBSD Partitioning
- Multiple OS Partitioning
- Disk Sectors
- Decisions Complete
- Chapter 3: Dedicated Installation
- Hardware Setup
- Making a Boot Floppy
- Booting
- The Install Program
- Disk Setup
- Creating OpenBSD Partitions
- Subsequent Disks
- Other Disklabel Operations
- Final Disk Configuration
- Network Setup
- Root Password
- Installation Media
- Distribution Sets
- Custom Installation Sets and Scripts
- Final Installation Steps
- Chapter 4: Multiboot Installation
- Dual-Boot Install Overview
- MBR Partitions
- Dual-Boot Installation Restrictions
- Hard Disk Geometry
- Using fdisk During an Install
- Other fdisk Options
- Disklabel on Multiboot Systems
- Installing from a Foreign File System Partition
- Boot Managers
- Chapter 5: Post-Install Setup
- Basic Configuration
- Integrated Program Configuration
- Common etcrc.conf Assignments
- Installing the Source Code
- Installing the Ports Collection
- Further Setup
- Chapter 6: Startup and Booting
- Boot Configuration
- etcboot.conf
- Serial Consoles
- Multiuser Startup
- Editing etcrc Scripts
- Chapter 7: Managing Users
- Single-User Systems
- Adding Users
- Removing User Accounts
- Groups of Users
- User Classes
- The Root Password
- Using Groups to Avoid Using Root
- Hiding Root with Sudo
- Chapter 8: Networking
- Network Layers
- The Life and Times of a Network Request
- Networking Basics
- Basic TCPIP
- Configuring Interfaces
- IP Routing
- Chapter 9: Internet Connections
- Ethernet
- Chapter 10: Additional Security Features
- Who Is the Enemy?
- OpenBSD Security Announcements
- Checksums
- File Flags
- Securelevels
- Systrace
- Creating Systrace Policies
- Real-Time Systrace Monitoring
- Software Security Features
- Chapter 11: Basic Kernel Configuration
- What Is the Kernel?
- Startup Messages
- Sysctl(8)
- Kernel Alteration with config(8)
- Boot-Time Kernel Configuration
- Chapter 12: Building Custom Kernels
- Preparations
- Configuration File Format
- Configuration Files
- Busses and Attachments
- Stripping Down the Kernel
- config(8)
- Building a Kernel
- Installing Your Kernel
- Chapter 13: Add-On Software
- Making Software
- The Ports and Packages System
- The Ports Tree
- Using Packages
- Using Ports
- Port Flavors
- Uninstalling and Reinstalling
- Customizing Download Sources
- Running Foreign Software
- Chapter 14: ETC
- etcadduser.conf
- etcafs
- etcamd
- etcauthpf
- etcboot.conf
- etcbootptab
- etcccd.conf
- etcchangelist
- etccsh.
- etcdaily
- etcdaily.local
- etcdhclient.conf
- etcdhcpd.conf
- etcdisklabels
- etcexports
- etcfstab
- etcftpchroot
- etcftpusers
- etcgroups
- etchostname
- etchosts
- etchosts.equiv
- etcinetd.conf
- etchosts.lpd
- etckerberosIV
- etckerberosV
- etcksh.kshrc
- etclocaltime
- etclocate.rc
- etclogin.conf
- etclynx.cfg
- etcmagic
- etcmail
- etcmail.rc
- etcmailer.conf
- etcman.conf
- etcmaster.passwd
- etcmk.conf
- etcmoduli
- etcmonthly
- etcmonthly.local
- etcmotd
- etcmtree
- etcmyname
- etcnetstart
- etcnewsyslog.conf
- etcpasswd
- etcpf.conf
- etcphones
- etcportal.conf
- etcppp
- etcprintcap
- etcprotocols
- etcpwd.db
- etcrbootd.conf
- etcrc.
- etcremote
- etcresolv.conf
- etcrpc
- etcsecurity
- etcservices
- etcshells
- etcskel
- etcskeykeys
- etcsliphome
- etcspwd.db
- etcssh
- etcssl
- etcsudoers
- etcsysctl.conf
- etcsyslog.conf
- etcsystrace
- etctermcap
- etcttys
- etcweekly
- etcweekly.local
- etcwsconsctl.conf
- Chapter 15: Disk and File System Management
- The File System Table: etcfstab
- The Fast File System
- Corrupt FFS Partitions
- Mount(8) and FFS
- Mounting Foreign File Systems
- Removable Media
- Adding New Hard Disks
- Memory File Systems
- Mounting Disk Images
- Encrypted Partitions
- Chapter 16: Upgrading OpenBSD
- Why Upgrade?
- Versions of OpenBSD
- Errata
- Upgrading OpenBSD
- Upgrading Base Software
- Merging etc
- Updating Ports and Packages
- Upgrades from Source
- Standard Source Build Process
- Chapter 17: Basic Packet Filtering
- Firewalls
- Enabling PF
- What Is Packet Filtering?
- Packet Filter Control Program
- etcpf.conf
- Macros
- Tables
- Options
- Packet Normalization
- Packet Filtering
- Rules, Interfaces, and DHCP
- Using Stateful Inspection
- Filtering Spoofed Packets
- Chapter 18: More Packet Filtering
- Network Address Translation
- Connection Redirection
- FTP and Firewalls
- Load Balancing
- Bandwidth Management
- ALTQ Parent Queue Setup
- Defining Priority Queues
- Defining Class-Based Queues
- Assigning Traffic to Queues
- Queuing by Type of Service
- Rule Optimization
- Chapter 19: Managing PF
- Managing Tables
- Managing State Tables
- Authenticating PF
- PF Logging
- Appendix A: i386 Kernel Configuration Choices
- CPU Configuration
- Miscellaneous Options
- Common Device Drivers
- i386 Kernel Options
- Pseudo-Devices
- Appendix B: PF Example Configurations
- Home Firewall
- Small Office Usage
- 3-Tier Architecture
- Afterword
- Index
- Index_Numbers
- Index_A
- Index_B
- Index_C
- Index_D
- Index_E
- Index_F
- Index_G
- Index_H
- Index_I
- Index_K
- Index_L
- Index_M
- Index_N
- Index_O
- Index_P
- Index_Q
- Index_R
- Index_S
- Index_T
- Index_U
- Index_V
- Index_W
- Index_X
- Index_Y
- Index_Z
- List of Tables
Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid
ISBN: 1886411999
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 298
Pages: 298
Authors: Michael W. Lucas