Security Resources
kernel, system modifications
- Linux Kernel Patch From The Openwall Project
- Stack Guard
planning, policy
- Questions To Ask Yourself Before Putting A Machine Online
tools
- Nmap
- Nessus
- SATAN
- Wietse's Venema's tools and papers: author of tcp_wrappers.
- Alec Muffett's Home Page
- Look especially for Alex's "Internet Tool of Doom". Also contains the world's smallest password cracking program.
- StackGuard
- xinetd
host
- AUSCERT Host Security Checklist
WWW
- Frequently Asked Questions - Applet Security
- The WWW Security FAQ
security updates page for Linux distributions
- Red Hat
- Debian GNU/Linux
- Suse
- Caldera
- Slackware
organisations
- CERT
- Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) - Home
- SANS Institute Online - Home Page
cryptography
- Crypto-Gram Newsletter
- FreeS/WAN Project: Home Page
- Cyphernomicon Contents
- Handbook of Applied Cryptography Online
- cryptopgraphy.org archives
ssh
- Open SSH A free version of ssh (no restrictive licenses)
- Locating SSH Clients
- Using Ssh at Concordia
- SSH - Cryptography A-Z - FTP Sites and Links for Cryptographic Software and Information
- Setting Up SSH
- RFC on SSH Protocol
- ssh-howto
network
- CERT Paper On IP Spoofing
- VPN Mini HOW-TO
- Freshmeat List of Packet Sniffers
- Sniffit Page
- Packet sniffing
- Sniffing (network wiretap, sniffer) FAQ
- Internet Firewalls Frequently Asked Questions
- Intrusion Detection FAQ
other resource pages
- Technical
- COAST Hotlist: Computer Security, Law and Privacy
- s e c u r i t y f o c u s
Other Unices
- OpenBSD The ultra-secure free
OS distributed from Canada (so crypto can be included)
people
- Adam Shostack's Homepage
underground
- Rootshell
- L0pht Heavy Industries
- cDc
- Packet Storm
humour
- The ULTIMATELY Secure Firewall