[Part VII] Appendixes
Author: Simson Garfinkel & Gene Spafford
Date: 1999-02-04T00:20:33Z

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# Part VII: Appendixes

These appendixes provide a number of useful checklists and referances.

- Appendix A, UNIX Security Checklist, contains a point-by-point list of many of the suggestions made in the text of the book.

- Appendix B, Important Files, is a list of the important files in the UNIX filesystem, and a brief discussion of their security implications.

- Appendix C, UNIX Processes, is a technical discussion of how the UNIX system manages processes. It also describes some of the special attributes of processes, including the UID, GID, and SUID.

- Appendix D, Paper Sources, list books, article, and magazines about computer security.

- Appendix E, Electronic Resources, is a brif listing of some significant security tools to use with UNIX, including directions on where to find them on the Internet.

- Appendix F, Organizations, contains the names, telephone numbers, and addresses of organizations that are devoted to seeing computers become more secure.

- Appendix G, Table of IP Services, lists the common TCP/IP protocols, along with their port numbers and suggested handling by a firewall.

27.4 What All This Means |  | A. UNIX Security Checklist