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2006 Tech Tip: UNIX Configuration Guidelines

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This tech tip contains information about UNIX configuration guidelines.
Publisher

Software Engineering Institute

Abstract

This tech tip describes commonly exploited UNIX system configuration problems and recommends practices that can be used to help deter several types of break-ins. We encourage system administrators to review all sections of this document and modify their systems to fix potential weaknesses.