SuSE.de: Installation of a Secure Web Server Oct 22, 2000, 12 :18 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (3687 reads) (Other stories by Marc Heuse)
"Web servers are the most exposed servers on the Internet. In order for clients/target groups to be able to access
the information provided, web servers must be accessible from any point on the Internet. In contrast to other public
services like DNS and FTP, the Web is especially tempting for "Crackers": a succesful "hack" of a system can be
visualized by changing the appearance of the home page to increase awareness of the hacker's presence. Such an
occurence can lead to a significant loss of confidence for a company - and this even more so if sensitive
information like credit card details etc. are filched or even published."
"Apart from firewalls, which aim at protecting internal networks against attacks from the internet, web servers are
the second important field requiring a high degree of security. This article shows how this can be done on a Linux
system within just 45 minutes. Of course, the same can also be done on other operating systems. Below is an
example based on the SuSE Linux 6.4 dis tributions."
