Linux's Security Capabilities

Linux's Security Capabilities

Denis Ducamp / Hervé Schauer Consultants - English translation: Frédéric Lavecot

1. Introduction

• 1.1 What is Linux ?
• 1.2 The main security functions of Linux 2.2

2. Capabilities

• 2.1 What is a capability ?
• 2.2 Linux's Capabilities
• 2.3 Processes Capabilities
• 2.4 Setting capabilities to processes
• 2.5 Setting capabilities to executable file
• 2.6 CREDITS

3. Linux Kernel Modules

• 3.1 What is a Kernel Module
• 3.2 Hazards
• 3.3 Advantages for the administrator
• 3.4 Advantages for crackers
• 3.5 Références

4. Accounting

• 4.1 Utilities
• 4.2 Requirements
• 4.3 Statistics

5. Filesystem ciphering

• 5.1 How does the filesystem ciphering work ?
• 5.2 Notes
• 5.3 Algorithms
• 5.4 Exemple
• 5.5 References

6. Misc.

• 6.1 Security patches
• 6.2 Distributions sécurisées
• 6.3 subterfugue

7. PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)

• 7.1 Configuration
• 7.2 Modules
• 7.3 References

Linux's Security Capabilities

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