“The Bastille Linux development team is proud to announce
the first release of the Bastille Linux hardening script. The
Bastille Hardening script attempts to provide the most secure, yet
functional, Redhat 6.0 system available. (Support for Red Hat 6.1
is forthcoming.) Bastille Linux was designed with several major
goals:”
“COMPREHENSIVENESS
Bastille Linux draws from every available major reputable source on
Linux Security. The initial development integrated Jay Beale’s
existing hardening scripts for Solaris and Linux with most major
points from the SANS Securing Linux Step by Step, Kurt Seifried’s
Linux Administrator’s Security Guide, and several other
sources.”
“INSTRUCTIVENESS
Bastille Linux has been designed to educate the installing
administrator about the security issues involved in each of the
script’s tasks. Each step is optional and contains a description of
the security issues involved.”