Project Part 1 Task 1 IS3440: Linux Security 4/20/2014 Joshua Holcombe Task 1 While researching the regulatory requirements needed for First World Bank Savings and Loans I found that a security policy against current server architecture is required to be implemented. The CIA (Confidentiality‚ Integrity‚ and Availability) triad is taken into account when analyzing the multiple servers in reference to Linux and Open Source managing security demands. The "Database Server" requires
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Marvin M. Nuqui‚ Archie J. Date Submitted: March 20‚ 2013 A brief history of Ubuntu Ubuntu was conceived in 2004 by Mark Shuttleworth‚ a successful South African entrepreneur‚and his company Canonical. Shuttleleworth recognized the power of Linux and open source‚ but was also aware of weaknesses that prevented mainstream use. Shuttleworth set out with clear intentions to address these weaknesses and create a system that was easy to use‚and could compete with other mainstream operating systems
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6 Stages of Linux Boot Process (Startup Sequence) Press the power button on your system‚ and after few moments you see the Linux login prompt. Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes from the time you press the power button until the Linux login prompt appears? The following are the 6 high level stages of a typical Linux boot process. 1. BIOS BIOS stands for Basic Input/Output System Performs some system integrity checks Searches‚ loads‚ and executes the boot loader program
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LINUX VS WINDOWS LINUX VS WINDOWS LINUX WINDOWS • Linux is an example of Open Source software development and Free Operating System (OS). • Linux can be freely distributed‚ downloaded freely‚ distributed through magazines‚ Books etc. There are priced versions for Linux also‚ but they are normally cheaper than Windows. . • Windows is the family of operating system (OS) from Microsoft‚ which is the most famous OS in the world. • For desktop or home use‚ Windows can be expensive. A single copy
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Virtualization System/Hypervisors! 1. LXC (Linux Containers): It is an operating system level virtualization machine on which you can run multiple isolated Linux systems using single Linux kernel on a control host. It provides you with cgroups functionality that allows limitation and prioritization of resources like CPU‚ memory‚ block I/O‚ network etc. without any need to start virtualization machine. For providing an isolated environment to applications‚ Linux combines kernel’s group and support for
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(Debian‚ 2014). Ubuntu- is another UNIX version which is a Debian-based Linux OS. Ubuntu is also an open source software platform. The Ubuntu OS runs on tablets‚ smartphones‚ PC’s‚ Servers and also in the cloud (Ubuntu‚ 2014). SUSE- is another version of UNIX Linux-based Operating System which is also free. SUSE has expanded over the years and is now sponsoring openSUSE project and openSUSE Build Service. Slackware- is an advance Linux operating system which was released by Patrick Volkending. This operating
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Process Handling in Linux POS 420 October 11‚ 2005 In Linux processes communicate with each other and with the kernel to coordinate their activities. Linux supports a number of Inter-Process Communication (IPC) mechanisms. Signals and pipes are two of them but Linux also supports the System V IPC mechanisms named after the Unix TM release in which they first appeared. Signals are one of the oldest inter-process communication methods used by Unix TM systems. The common Linux shells all allow redirection
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1 Linux Command Line This Course will provide the basic tools‚ skills and practice to begin the process of learning Linux from the command line. Written By Mike Weber Notes: Copyright by CyberMontana Inc. Cannot be reproduced without written permission. Box 1262 Trout Creek‚ MT 59874 2 Working Lab Manual This book is designed to be a working manual‚ a book you can write notes in‚ underline and use as a reference for a long time. The manual is loaded with Labs to learn and practice skills that you are
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Hamish Whittal Shell Scripting by Hamish Whittal Published 2005-01-25 22:36:19 Copyright © 2004 The Shuttleworth Foundation Unless otherwise expressly stated‚ all original material of whatever nature created by the contributors of the Learn Linux community‚ is licensed under the Creative Commons [http://creativecommons.org/] license Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/] [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/]. What follows is a copy of the "human-readable
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Command’s Purpose Linux Basic Linux Example Copies files cp cp thisfile.txt /home/thisdirectory Moves files mv mv thisfile.txt /home/thisdirectory Lists files ls ls (all information ls –l) Clears screen clear clear Closes prompt window exit exit Displays or sets date date date Deletes files rm rm thisfile.txt "Echoes" output on the screen echo echo this message Edits files with simple text editor vi vi thisfile.txt Compares the contents of files diff diff file1 file2
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