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From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu>
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To: Fadi Sodah <sodah@qatar.net.qa>
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On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, Fadi Sodah wrote:

>i am looking to build a high security system ......
>so i need several tools for testing the security on
>my system FreeBSD2.2.6,
>e.g.

>Are there back doors?

No.

>it is vulnerable to attack?

Every system is vulnerable to an attack. Anyone who tells you otherwise is
naive or malicious. Security is a very large issue and it is certainly
much larger than the question that you asked would indicate.

Did you have a question about tools? Here is a list of tools for security
on freebsd http://www.freebsd.org/ports/security.html

I would also recommend getting "The Essential System Admistration" by
O'Reilly and Associates as a good first glance into what it takes to make
a system secure.

Catchya Later,		|	UW Mechanical Engineering
Jason Wells		|	http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jcwells/


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