Security Basics: Re: Linux auditing checklist, documents

["Saqib Ali" <docbook.xml () gmail com>]

Depends on what kind of auditors you are getting. For e.g. SOX
Auditors don't really look at the system, they just look at the
process and procedures.

http://www.bastille-linux.org/ is good place to start on securing the OS.

Also see:
http://www.certconf.org/presentations/2006/files/WC4.pdf

saqib
http://www.full-disk-encryption.net



On 12/17/06, urandom character special device <urandomdev () gmail com> wrote:
> I am Linux System Administrator at a telecom provider. Our customer
> inform us to send soon independent security auditors to have a look at
> our Linux systems. They will have a root password and make an in deep
> analysis of the systems.
>
> I wish to prepare. What "commands" and "config files" they will look?
> Are there Linux Security Guidelines? They wont use automated tools.
>
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