Re: Hardened Secure Linux From Scratch book chapter proposals

On Tue, Dec 30, 2003 at 07:16:04AM -0500, ashes wrote:
> Maybe we can pass this around a bit and see what happens.
> -----
> Forward:

How about something like:

Having thousands of computer system security articles available to read
on the web, this book was conceived to reduce the noise level by
providing information on several of the most common security issues
currently facing admins. Named after, and based on, Linux From Scratch,
HLFS is a book that provides the reader with a foundational
understanding of security that can be used as a base for futher
research. Part of the process in teaching this will be to build a
hardened system step-by-step.

> Audience:
> This book is not for everyone. It describes in detail problems with 
> programming languages, privilege access control for software applications and 
> users, cryptography, and what to do with this technology. The advantages to 
> reading this book would be in having an understanding of security from the 
> lowest level, and being able to use all that information in constructing an 
> entire system.

I think we should stay away from saying its not for everyone unless we
specifically state why a particular person wouldn't need it. Instead, we
should focus on why someone would want to read it.


-- 
Archaic

"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire,
a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it
be left to irresponsible action."

- George Washington, in a speech of January 7, 1790

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