On Monday 27 January 2014 20:24:42 Jon Danniken wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I recently came across a posting by an individual who got his
> Debian machine compromised due to a number of security problems, 
one of
> which was the default installation and running of sshd with
> "PermitRootLogin =
> Yes".  in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
> 
> So I checked the Debian installation that I put on my laptop a month 
ago
> (from the Wheezy net install CD), and sure enough I had the same
> vulnerability
> (I fixed it by changing the "PermitRootLogin" value).
> 
> Fortunately I have been running behind my router, and remain 
unscathed,
> but it caused me to wonder what other vulnerabilities are present 
out of
> the box that I need to address, especially if I should take the laptop
> out with me and connect to a public network.
> 
> Besides the sshd root login, what else do I need to disable/fix on this
> machine?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jon
Search engine would have given you this address:
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/securing-debian-howto.en.pdf

Thierry


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