Linux firewalls - attack detection and resp

System administrators need to stay ahead of new security vulnerabilities that leave their networks exposed every day. A firewall and an intrusion detection systems (IDS) are two important weapons in that fight, enabling you to proactively deny access and monitor network traffic for signs of an attack. Concrete examples illustrate concepts such as firewall log analysis and policies, passive network authentication and authorization, exploit packet traces, Snort ruleset emulation, and more with coverage of these topics: -Passive network authentication and OS fingerprinting -iptables log analysis and policies -Application layer attack detection with the iptables string match extension -Building an iptables ruleset that emulates a Snort ruleset -Port knocking vs. Single Packet Authorization (SPA) -Tools for visualizing iptables logs Perl and C code snippets offer practical examples that will help you to maximize your deployment of Linux firewalls. If you''re responsible for keeping a network secure, you''ll find

Summary

"Netfilter: Intrusion Detection & Response" deals with computers/software.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Rash
• Publisher: No Starch Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.09.2007
• EAN: 9781593271411
• ISBN: 978-1-59327-141-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Operating systems, user interfaces