Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:24:56 -0400 From: kalin m <mail@godfur.com> To: ross.cameron@linuxpro.co.za Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pci compliance Message-ID: <488E0EF8.4030305@godfur.com> In-Reply-To: <35f70db10807281102q5a0b73c3h554338292e3b751a@mail.gmail.com> References: <488E0708.2060207@godfur.com> <35f70db10807281102q5a0b73c3h554338292e3b751a@mail.gmail.com>
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cool. thanks. i couldn't find anything on google under that name but i've been looking and reading on a lot of documentation on line and print. so i was just asking if there are any things that pertain in particular to the freebsd os that need to be addressed before the scanning. how full of a penetration can you have if (almost) all incoming ports are blocked? thanks.... Ross Cameron wrote: > On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 7:51 PM, kalin m <mail@godfur.com> wrote: > > >> hi all... >> >> i'm about to submit a freebsd system to be scanned for pci compliance... >> >> is there any particular gotchas with bsd systems that can be detected at >> the time of pci compliance scanning? >> i know they use something like nmap if not nmap itself and i did myself on >> that machine and didn't find anything interesting. >> but one of the consultants that was 'advising' the company i work for said >> "we use similar (as in nmap) approach but it's (much) more intrusive". >> anybody knows what does that mean? >> >> thanks... >> > > > The PCI auditing process is a full penetration test. > It's very thorough and not at all easy to pass. > > Get hold of a copy of "The penetration tester's handbook" and make sure u > pass all the tests in the book and u should be ok > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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