|| {i} Security is part of the UserDocumentation series of index pages. Please read the WikiGuide prior to making changes.|| ||<>|| == Security Guides == === Security Updates === * [[AutomaticSecurityUpdates]] - How to set up Ubuntu to install security updates automatically === Passwords === * StrongPasswords - How to generate and use strong passwords in Ubuntu === Miscellaneous Information === * [[StricterDefaults]] - Default settings that you could change if you wanted stricter settings at the cost of convenience == Security Tools == === General === * [[InstallingSecurityTools]] - A guide to installing several security applications in Ubuntu === Firewall === * [[UFW]] - Uncomplicated Firewall installed by default in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and later - https://launchpad.net/ufw * [[IptablesHowTo]] - An introduction to the powerful Linux IPTables firewall * [[SinglePacketAuthorization]] - Advanced "firewall knocking" via cryptographic authentication === Intrusion Detection === * [[SnortIDS|Network Intrusion Detection System (IDS)]] - Setting up Snort and acidbase to serve as an IDS === Data Leak Prevention === * [[MyDLP]] - Installation and Internet / e-mail configuration instructions to prevent data leak from network with MyDLP. === System Hardening === * [[BastilleLinux]] - The Bastille Linux Security Hardening Tool === System Integrity === * [[BitDefender]] - How to install Bit Defender Linux Edition * [[FileIntegrityAIDE]] - File integrity monitoring and verification with AIDE * [[RKhunter]] - How to use RKhunter. === SSH === * [[AdvancedOpenSSH]] - Advanced OpenSSH configuration for enhanced security === Data Deletion === * [[SecureDeletion]] - How to erase (wipe) data from hard discs in a way that hampers data recovery === Encrypted Filesystems === * [[EncryptedFilesystems|Encrypted Filesystems]] - Index page containing step-by-step instructions on encrypting entire root filesystems and portable devices === Encrypted Folders === * [[FolderEncryption]] - How to encrypt a folder with encfs, and automatically mount it at login === GPG === * [[GnuPrivacyGuardHowto|GPG Key]] - How to create/manage a GPG key and use it in your favorite E-Mail client * [[GPGKeyOnUSBDrive]] - How to store your GPG key securely on an encrypted USB flash drive === SSL === * [[OpenSSL]] - OpenSSL Secure Sockets Layer implementation information * [[CommonAccessCard]] - Department of Defence Common Access Card (CAC) for Public key infrastructure (PKI) Authentication === Anti-Virus === * [[Antivirus | AntiVirus]] - About antivirus programs in Gnu&Linux. To summarise, they are the best way to scan a Windows partition or to block an infected file that people are passing around to each other. * [[Linuxvirus]] - An overview of the types of malware generally found on computers and descriptions of specific malware that works on Linux (usually made to test the security of systems). * [[ClamAV]] - How to install ClamAV on your HD === Anonymity === * [[Tor|Tor Project]] - Anonymous web surfing using Tor and Polipo. ---- CategorySecurity