Re: OT: Educating users about Security

Dennis Kibbe wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 07:51:55 -0700
> Siri Amrit Kaur <tigerflag@tigerflag.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On Monday 15 November 2004 10:47 am, Joseph Toon kindly wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>>2 questions about this:
>>
>>1. If I set up a firewall appliance with IPcop, can I install Postfix, Amavisd
>>and clamav on it?
>
>
> And why not Frozen Bubble while you're at it. <g>
>
Don't forget the NVidia driver for the GeForce4 while you're at it. ;-)

> Firewalls should be just that, firewalls. The more services run on the firewall the bigger risk that it will get 0wn3d.
>
Two services should be run on a firewall. syslog and optionally, ssh open to
an internal box only.

Postfix should really be run in a DMZ, not directly connected to the 'net and
not on your trusted internal LAN. This means that your firewall needs three
interfaces...

- --
KevinO

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