Re: Hardening CentOS

Peter Hinse <[email protected]> Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:10:44 +0200

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Florin Iliescu wrote:

> Can anybody help me with some procedures to secure a CentOS server? I
> am going to use it for receiving files over Internet with SFTP.
> 
> Thank you,

Since CentOS is based on RHEL, you can use the NSA Guides:

Hardening Tips for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
http://www.nsa.gov/snac/os/redhat/rhel5-pamphlet-i731.pdf

Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
http://www.nsa.gov/snac/os/redhat/rhel5-guide-i731.pdf

Regards,

	Peter