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Building Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls
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Author: Wes Sonnenreich, Tom Yates
List Price: $44.99
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ISBN: 0471353663
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (02 February, 2000)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 36,142
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 5 out of 5
Good content, cool writing style
This is a great book for people who already know that they want to deploy a free open source firewall solution to secure their network. While somewhat dated (e.g. Linux: ipchains and not iptables, OpenBSD: ipf and not pf), the book gives detailed and comprehensive directions for buidling a firewall platform, deploying a firewall and event sheds some light on the security policy development and maintainance such as securing various network services.The books covers basic security, continues on to choosing the "right OS" (providing an enlightening discussion on Linux vs OpenBSD) and getting the right hardware for the job, and then dives right into building stuff, complete with commands and "cut-and-paste" firewalls rules. The last part introduces the reader to the basics of intrusion detection and system monitoring, both valuable parts of any firewall setup. One of the great features of the book is the author's humorous style. I rolled on the floor laughing about "naked penguins" and "hairy sysadmins". Overall, get the book if you are planning to build the open source firewall solution or even if you believe that security books can be fun to read. Anton Chuvakin, Ph.D., GCIA ... is a Senior Security Analyst with a major information security company.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Excellent Primer!
This book is VERY well written. It was one of the very best technical books I have ever read. Some of the info is a little dated, but the topics discussed are GREAT history. I personally get tired of security writers dismissing older exploits as they are still being used today. In addition, the majority of the first half of the book is devoted to security background and explanation of the types of major exploits.
This was the first tech book that I have ever read cover to cover. It was that interesting. The authors had a very conversational style that keeps you hooked and entertained.I HIGHLY recommend it.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Good intro book on firewalls and even networking in general.
This book is awesome. It assumes no prior networking experience and walks you through networking basics as well as basic security issues such as Denial of Service, spoofing, etc. Chapters with complete step-by-step installation instructions for both Linux and OpenBSD Unix are included, so it's very easy for any beginner to build a firewall for their home (or office) network.
Tell people that you've personally built your own firewall using OpenBSD and you'll be guaranteed an approving nod from even the cockiest alpha geek!
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