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Final Review Concepts
  1. Initital Administration Issues
  2. Apache Web Server
    • Initial Setup (httpd.conf and runlevels)
    • CGI, PHP, SSI
    • modules
    • document root
    • user directory configuration
    • redirect
    • missing.html
    • Virtual hosts
    • SSL, encryption, certificates
    • logs
    • .htaccess and apache groups, apache users/password
    • Preventing bandwidth stealing
    • Webalizer - Tracking web site usage
  3. vsftpd
    • .message file
    • chroot
    • /var/ftp/pub
  4. E-Mail Server
    • MTA, MDA, MUA
    • spam
    • sendmail
    • mx records
    • alias, access
    • relaying
    • .forward
    • procmail
    • imap and xinetd.d
    • clients
    • sendmail configuration file
  5. SQL Server
    • Transactions
    • Types? (MySQL, Orcal, Sybase, Informix, mSQL, Postgres)
    • Why are they so popular?
    • How do you use the perldbi and the mysql client
  6. Security
    • IDS
      1. Tripwire
      2. Portsentry
      3. Snort
      4. Chkrootkit
    • Scanners
      1. nmap
      2. nessus
    • Packet Filters/ Firewall
      1. stateful vs stateless
      2. iptables -F
      3. iptables -P input Drop
      4. iptables -P output Drop
      5. iptables -P forward Drop
      6. Drop vs reject
    • Proxy Server
      1. common ones (squid)
      2. What is it for?
    • Hardening scripts
      • Bastille Linux
    • Social Engineering
      1. passwords
      2. bribery
      3. abuse of trust
    • Checking log files (grep, grep -v)
    • Common attacks (ping, DDOS, buffer overflow)