On 2011-11-21, Osamu Aoki <os...@debian.org> wrote: > > But seriously, Debian is configured as a quite secure system at any time > unless you make stupid configuration yourself. So it is quite safe. >
Would you be so kind as to explain to me what ports/services are open and listening on a default install of Debian Squeeze (if any) and if there are any security implications for the novice user or "hardening" to be performed on a default install (in relation to listening daemons)? I got rid of avahi and another daemon that opened listening ports because I didn't know what those services were exactly, what purpose they served, or whether they presented any kind of danger to my security. (I think the other service was portmap, now that I come to think of it). I remember in the past the xserver would listen by default (at least on some linuxes), but now the default apparently is not to listen, which is a good thing, though it took a while to get there. Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/slrnjckvai.3u6.cu...@einstein.electron.org
