Re: Certifying a RedHat Install

Peter Koinange <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.security.linux
Message-ID <[email protected]>
try http://www.cisecurity.org/ there are some linux benmark tests you 
can ran on the system

Peter

abe wrote:
> My client wants me to certify there are no back doors in the RedHat 9 
> server we are going to deliver.  It's a base RH9 install with a few 
> extra RPM's, like Guarddog.
> 
> Question is what's the best way for us to certify this?
> *  rpm -Va ?
> *  A global md5 on each file?
> 
> Also, what's the best way to minimize liability if they are hacked?  I 
> don't want to get sued because the were negligent.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Abe
> 
> 
> 

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