Re: harden-doc: chapter 4.8 Restricting system reboots through the console

2006-09-17 Thread Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña
On Sun, Sep 17, 2006 at 10:50:47AM +0200, Mario Fux wrote: > > change > > /sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -r now > > for /bin/false > > or anything else you whant to happen with ctrl-alt-delete > > Yes, I know. I seem to be unprecise. In harden-doc is written that when the &

Re: harden-doc: chapter 4.8 Restricting system reboots through the console

2006-09-17 Thread Mario Fux
happen with ctrl-alt-delete Yes, I know. I seem to be unprecise. In harden-doc is written that when the -a option is included only users in /etc/shutdown.allow are allowed to shutdown or reboot respectively the system by pressing ctrl-alt-delete. I have no /etc/shutdown.allow at all but I think

Re: harden-doc: chapter 4.8 Restricting system reboots through the console

2006-09-16 Thread Hans
in inittab # What to do when CTRL-ALT-DEL is pressed. ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -r now change /sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -r now for /bin/false or anything else you whant to happen with ctrl-alt-delete Le samedi 16 septembre 2006 à 22:49 +0200, Mario Fux a écrit : > Am Samstag, 16. Se

Re: harden-doc: chapter 4.8 Restricting system reboots through the console

2006-09-16 Thread Mario Fux
Am Samstag, 16. September 2006 21.36 schrieb James Stevenson: Good morning > In which way are they able to reboot the system ? By pressing Alt+Ctrl+Del griits Mario -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: harden-doc: chapter 4.8 Restricting system reboots through the console

2006-09-16 Thread James Stevenson
In which way are they able to reboot the system ? > -Original Message- > From: Mario Fux [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 16 September 2006 13:31 > To: debian-security@lists.debian.org > Subject: harden-doc: chapter 4.8 Restricting system reboots through the > console

harden-doc: chapter 4.8 Restricting system reboots through the console

2006-09-16 Thread Mario Fux
Good morning I don't know if this is the right list please redirect me to the correct one if I'm wrong. ATM I try to securing my system and so I use harden-doc as well. I tried the things in chapter 4.8 but it doesn't work. Even when the -a option is in /etc/inittab a normal

Bastille vs Harden

2005-04-08 Thread Luis Lima
Hi guys, i installed a second version of Sarge on my other hd and this time just installed Bastille and downloaded the harden-doc which is amazing, so much interesting stuff, which i'm still reading. I ran Bastille thru grc.com to check the ports and all are closed, not invisible but c

Re: Bastille vs Harden

2005-04-07 Thread Ulrich Fürst
Hi Luis, I think you should read <http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ap-checklist.d e.html> too. Or install "harden-doc" (it's the same as a package). It helped me much hardening and understanding my system. Ulrich -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EM

Re: Bastille vs Harden

2005-04-07 Thread JM
As far as I can remember, "harden" is just a package that hints and removes some "insecure" already installed packages. It does not secure any packages per se. As far as Batille goes, I think is good and helps with some security issues such as permissions, services, etc

Bastille vs Harden

2005-04-07 Thread Luis Lima
I'm sing Sarge, kernel 2.4.27-2-686, FireHOL as my firewall, disabled Inetd with sysvconfig, and now i want to 'harden my system' and am wondering about Bastille (2 bugs in the BTS), has anybody had problems with it? My box is used as a personal workstation, no lan, plain user box.

Re: harden-* conflict with bad kernels?

2003-12-08 Thread Bastian Blank
On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 03:22:34AM -0600, Ryan Underwood wrote: > harden-localflaws package conflicts with some kernel-image packages > (needs to be updated for the <2.4.23 vulnerability) in order to ensure > that they are removed. They are not vulnerable on at least 3 architect

Re: harden-* conflict with bad kernels?

2003-12-08 Thread Bastian Blank
On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 03:22:34AM -0600, Ryan Underwood wrote: > harden-localflaws package conflicts with some kernel-image packages > (needs to be updated for the <2.4.23 vulnerability) in order to ensure > that they are removed. They are not vulnerable on at least 3 architect

harden-* conflict with bad kernels?

2003-12-08 Thread Ryan Underwood
Hi, harden-localflaws package conflicts with some kernel-image packages (needs to be updated for the <2.4.23 vulnerability) in order to ensure that they are removed. However, this can result in an unbootable system if they are inadvertently removed, and furthermore, does not solve the immedi

harden-* conflict with bad kernels?

2003-12-08 Thread Ryan Underwood
Hi, harden-localflaws package conflicts with some kernel-image packages (needs to be updated for the <2.4.23 vulnerability) in order to ensure that they are removed. However, this can result in an unbootable system if they are inadvertently removed, and furthermore, does not solve the immedi

Re: Harden

2002-11-17 Thread Edward Guldemond
On Sun, Nov 17, 2002 at 03:31:54PM -0500, ITWebtools.com wrote: > Problem is, when I run 'apt-get install harden', or 'apt-get install > bastille', I get 'could not find' error. First a few questions. Is this box connected to the Internet? Is the Internet

Re: Harden

2002-11-17 Thread Edward Guldemond
On Sun, Nov 17, 2002 at 03:31:54PM -0500, ITWebtools.com wrote: > Problem is, when I run 'apt-get install harden', or 'apt-get install > bastille', I get 'could not find' error. First a few questions. Is this box connected to the Internet? Is the Internet

Harden

2002-11-17 Thread ITWebtools.com
rg/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-f ree # Security updates deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free I have run 'apt-update' successfully. Problem is, when I run 'apt-get install harden', or 'apt-get install bastille', I get 'could not find' error. Any suggestions?

Harden

2002-11-17 Thread ITWebtools.com
rg/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-f ree # Security updates deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free I have run 'apt-update' successfully. Problem is, when I run 'apt-get install harden', or 'apt-get install bastille', I get &#

Re: harden-clients idea

2002-10-09 Thread Richard
ey_like. If you realy want to harden this kind of threats, then take a look at rsbac (www.rsbac.org). As of version 1.2 there is support for network access control. RSBAC is designed to control access to programs (system calls). So it is possible to define a set of rules that allow some programs

Re: harden-clients idea

2002-10-09 Thread Richard
ey_like. If you realy want to harden this kind of threats, then take a look at rsbac (www.rsbac.org). As of version 1.2 there is support for network access control. RSBAC is designed to control access to programs (system calls). So it is possible to define a set of rules that allow some programs

Re: harden-clients idea

2002-10-08 Thread Jean-Francois Dive
uest, for > example. But, you wouldn't want ma to use it and send her password in > cleartext. > > What I did was that I changed group ownership of /usr/bin/telnet.netkit > to staff and made it executable for only root and staff. I figured, > something like that

Re: harden-clients idea

2002-10-08 Thread Jean-Francois Dive
uest, for > example. But, you wouldn't want ma to use it and send her password in > cleartext. > > What I did was that I changed group ownership of /usr/bin/telnet.netkit > to staff and made it executable for only root and staff. I figured, > something like that

Re: harden-clients idea

2002-10-08 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Peter Cordes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.08.2008 +0200]: > It uses the telnet protocol, not just a raw TCP connection, so netcat is > inadequate. netcat can negotiate telnet connections with the -t option. unless you are using very ancient terminal types, netcat is a complete substitu

Re: harden-clients idea

2002-10-08 Thread Peter Cordes
;t. I don't think they have the CPU power to handle SSH. (One of the library admins is on the local LUG mailing list, so I don't think incompetence is a problem :) > > What I did was that I changed group ownership of /usr/bin/telnet.netkit > to staff and made it executab

Re: harden-clients idea

2002-10-08 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Peter Cordes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.08.2008 +0200]: > It uses the telnet protocol, not just a raw TCP connection, so netcat is > inadequate. netcat can negotiate telnet connections with the -t option. unless you are using very ancient terminal types, netcat is a complete substit

Re: harden-clients idea

2002-10-08 Thread Peter Cordes
;t. I don't think they have the CPU power to handle SSH. (One of the library admins is on the local LUG mailing list, so I don't think incompetence is a problem :) > > What I did was that I changed group ownership of /usr/bin/telnet.netkit > to staff and made it executab

Re: harden-clients idea

2002-10-08 Thread martin f krafft
please don't CC me on lists that I read! also sprach Kjetil Kjernsmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.08.1402 +0200]: > Oh, wasn't that the point with the harden-clients package? If you > attempt to install a Bad[tm] client, you will be told, because it > conflicts with h

Re: harden-clients idea

2002-10-08 Thread Alvin Oga
ible things, yet the admin would be warned if they did > > > something very careless with other packages. > > > > How would the admin be warned? > > Oh, wasn't that the point with the harden-clients package? If you > attempt to install a Bad[tm] client, you will be told, because it > conflicts with harden-clients? >

Re: harden-clients idea

2002-10-08 Thread Kjetil Kjernsmo
ey did > > something very careless with other packages. > > How would the admin be warned? Oh, wasn't that the point with the harden-clients package? If you attempt to install a Bad[tm] client, you will be told, because it conflicts with harden-clients? Best, Kjetil -- Kjetil

Re: harden-clients idea

2002-10-08 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Kjetil Kjernsmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.08.1247 +0200]: > The problem with e.g. telnet isn't really that it shouldn't be used for > anything, but that it shouldn't be used by somebody. It is quite OK to > use to check what the webserver responds to a particular request, for > ex

Re: harden-clients idea

2002-10-08 Thread martin f krafft
please don't CC me on lists that I read! also sprach Kjetil Kjernsmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.08.1402 +0200]: > Oh, wasn't that the point with the harden-clients package? If you > attempt to install a Bad[tm] client, you will be told, because it > conflicts with h

harden-clients idea

2002-10-08 Thread Kjetil Kjernsmo
root and staff. I figured, something like that could harden-clients do too, configurable through standard means. That way, people with correct privileges could still use telnet for sensible things, yet the admin would be warned if they did something very careless with other packages. Clever? :-) (I&#

Re: harden-clients idea

2002-10-08 Thread Alvin Oga
ible things, yet the admin would be warned if they did > > > something very careless with other packages. > > > > How would the admin be warned? > > Oh, wasn't that the point with the harden-clients package? If you > attempt to install a Bad[tm] client, you will be to

Re: harden-clients idea

2002-10-08 Thread Kjetil Kjernsmo
ey did > > something very careless with other packages. > > How would the admin be warned? Oh, wasn't that the point with the harden-clients package? If you attempt to install a Bad[tm] client, you will be told, because it conflicts with harden-clients? Best, Kjetil -- Kjetil

Re: harden-clients idea

2002-10-08 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Kjetil Kjernsmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.08.1247 +0200]: > The problem with e.g. telnet isn't really that it shouldn't be used for > anything, but that it shouldn't be used by somebody. It is quite OK to > use to check what the webserver responds to a particular request, for > e

harden-clients idea

2002-10-08 Thread Kjetil Kjernsmo
root and staff. I figured, something like that could harden-clients do too, configurable through standard means. That way, people with correct privileges could still use telnet for sensible things, yet the admin would be warned if they did something very careless with other packages. Clever? :-) (I&#