Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 14:14:26 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> To: "David J. Kanter" <djkanter@nwu.edu> Cc: FreeBSD questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Security for a lonely desktop Message-ID: <20000609141426.A5337@jonc.ntdns.wilsonandhorton.co.n> In-Reply-To: <20000608174110.A24158@localhost.localdomain>; from djkanter@nwu.edu on Thu, Jun 08, 2000 at 05:41:10PM -0500 References: <20000608174110.A24158@localhost.localdomain>
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On Thu, Jun 08, 2000 at 05:41:10PM -0500, David J. Kanter wrote: > I run FreeBSD on a desktop, hook up to the Internet via a modem (with > dynamic IP address assigning) and am the only user of this machine. Is > security that much of an issue for someone like me, such that I'd have to > make changes to the default FreeBSD set up? > > I've read about closing down inetd services that I'd never use: telnet, ftp, > etc. Even turning off the sendmail daemon. Or, compiling a firewall into my > kernel. But are these really necessary for a guy like me? A firewall would be way over the top, IMHO; but I'd definitely think about disabling telnet, ftp, etc. There are quite a few people running portscanners out there at the moment, and if you're on the 'Net for any greater length of time you're bound to have a few `visitors'. Cheers. -- Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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