From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 17 18:49:18 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 883D216A4CE for ; Mon, 17 Nov 2003 18:49:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp03.wxs.nl (smtp03.wxs.nl [195.121.6.37]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CCF843FB1 for ; Mon, 17 Nov 2003 18:49:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from akruijff@www.kruijff.org) Received: from kruij557.speed.planet.nl (ipd50a97ba.speed.planet.nl [213.10.151.186]) by smtp03.wxs.nl (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HOJ007520VK3I@smtp03.wxs.nl> for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 03:42:57 +0100 (MET) Received: from Alex.lan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kruij557.speed.planet.nl (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hAI2iJEp004880; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 03:44:19 +0100 (CET envelope-from akruijff@Alex.lan) Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by Alex.lan (8.12.9p2/8.12.9/Submit) id hAI2iIXk004879; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 03:44:18 +0100 (CET envelope-from akruijff) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 03:44:18 +0100 From: Alex de Kruijff In-reply-to: <20031118004220.41827.qmail@web13605.mail.yahoo.com> To: Jon Cavalier Message-id: <20031118024418.GB3507@dds.nl> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i References: <20031118004220.41827.qmail@web13605.mail.yahoo.com> cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Beginner Security Question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 02:49:18 -0000 On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 04:42:20PM -0800, Jon Cavalier wrote: > so now my question is, since i haven't really crossed > the next bridge which is to familiarize myself fully > with the security aspects of freebsd.. > > is this thing safe? Yes. You have to do three thing just like you have to do with windows. 1. Setup a firewall (FreeBSD has two options availible in the system for this) 2. Update your system from time to time. 3. Don't have easy passwords. > can i leave my machine online while i go to work, without someone > easily popping in and planting a rootkit? I do. -- Alex Articles based on solutions that I use: http://www.kruijff.org/alex/index.php?dir=docs/FreeBSD/