Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!ut-sally!im4u!romp!unisec!dpw From: dpw@unisec.usi.com (Darryl P. Wagoner) Newsgroups: comp.bugs.sys5 Subject: Re: A security hole Message-ID: <1085@unisec.usi.com> Date: 12 Mar 88 22:17:31 GMT References: <181@wsccs.UUCP> <722@rivm05.UUCP> <478@minya.UUCP> <725@rivm05.UUCP> Reply-To: dpw@unisec.USI.COM (Darryl P. Wagoner) Organization: UniSecure Systems, Inc. Newport, RI Lines: 50 >So many already fell into the security hole. You cannot warn them >enough. Perhaps there exists a book which describes a lot of Unix security >related topics. I'd love to have one. > Yes there is: Unix System Security by Patrick H. Wood and Stephen G. Kochan (From the back) Here is a practical guide to computer security on the Unix system for the user, administrator, or potenial Unix buyer. It will teach you everything you need to know to make your system secure and keep it that way. Topics covered include: * file and directory permissions * password security * how the setuid/gid permissions work and how to use them * How the various security-related Unix commands and functions work * how to write secure programs * different methods of data encryption - including the government standard DES algorithm -- and how secure they are * data encryption over communication networks * how to discover and plug potenial security holes in your system * how to periodically monitor your system to maintain security Also included is the complete surce for several security auditing and administration programs. If you are a novice this will give you a cookbook guide to security and if you are a wizard it will be a good spring board for better programs to improve your security. In my security seminar I aways recommend that they get a copy. It the best investment in security that you can make. -- Darryl Wagoner dpw@unisec.usi.com UniSecure Systems, Inc.; OS/2, Just say No! Round Rock, Tx; (512)-255-8751 (home) (512)-823-3774 UUCP: {ut-sally!uiucuxc!kitty}!unisec!dpw