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Practical Linux Security Cookbook

By : Michael A Lindner, Tajinder Kalsi
Book Image

Practical Linux Security Cookbook

By: Michael A Lindner, Tajinder Kalsi

Overview of this book

With the growing popularity of Linux, more and more administrators have started moving to the system to create networks or servers for any task. This also makes Linux the first choice for any attacker now. Due to the lack of information about security-related attacks, administrators now face issues in dealing with these attackers as quickly as possible. Learning about the different types of Linux security will help create a more secure Linux system. Whether you are new to Linux administration or experienced, this book will provide you with the skills to make systems more secure. With lots of step-by-step recipes, the book starts by introducing you to various threats to Linux systems. You then get to walk through customizing the Linux kernel and securing local files. Next you will move on to manage user authentication locally and remotely and also mitigate network attacks. Finally, you will learn to patch bash vulnerability and monitor system logs for security. With several screenshots in each example, the book will supply a great learning experience and help you create more secure Linux systems.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Practical Linux Security Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Creating a USB boot media


A USB boot media can be created on any USB media device that is formatted as ext2, ext3, or VFAT. Also, ensure that enough free space is available on the device, varying from 4 GB required for the transfer of a distribution DVD image, 700 MB in the case of a distribution CD image, or just 10 MB to transfer a minimal boot media image.

Getting ready

Before carrying out the steps, we need to have an image file of the Linux installation disk, which we can name boot.iso, and a USB storage device, as specified previously.

How to do it…

To create the USB boot media, we need to perform these commands as the root:

  1. Firstly, we need to install the syslinux boot loader by executing the following command on the USB storage device:

    syslinux /dev/sdb1
    
  2. Now, create mount points each for the boot.iso file and the USB storage device by executing the following command:

    mkdir /mnt/isoboot /mnt/diskboot
    
  3. Next, mount the boot.iso file on the mount point created for it:

    mount –o loop boot.iso ...