Papers
Apparmor - How to use it
Where to start when building an apparmor profile for an application.
The Linux Audit System, or Who Changed That File?
How to properly set up and use the Linux Audit System to find out
who modified some file.
Exploring processes
Some simple ways of getting information about
a running process.
GCC compiler benchmarks
Performance comparison of GCC versions ranging from 3.3.6 to
4.6.0. Also includes results for LLVM (upto 3.0).
Running firefox (on Linux) as a different (unprivileged) user
This article is intended to give a short but concise howto
for running firefox (or any other graphical application) under
a different (nonprivileged) user.
Securing a VPS or dedicated server
Everybody writes about proactive security, thus this article
focuses on something different:
"intrusion resistance", i.e. the ability to confine
an intrusion and limit the potential damage.
Intrusion detection: unprivileged intruders
Suggestions for detecting intruders hiding under the identity of
legitimate shell users.
Defending against brute force ssh attacks
An overview of different methods (and their respective
trade-offs)for dealing with the problem.
A comparison of file integrity
checkers (scanners)
This comparison focuses on technical performance — in
particular
in corner cases which are likely to reveal problems —,
rather
than simply listing and comparing features.
Linux
kernel rootkits
A paper describing different ways of subverting the
Linux kernel, and methods for detection of kernel
rootkits.
Detecting a sniffer
on an IPV6-enabled Linux system
What works, and what doesn't.
PGP signatures on open source software, and why you should check them
List of PGP
Keyservers
(with response times)
Passwords and password generators
Internet services on
Linux
How
to determine
what internet services are running on your machine, and how to switch
them off
Email Address/Text
Encoder
Helps you
to hide your email address from spambots that harvest addresses from
websites.
Compile-Howto
Beginners tutorial / howto / guide
on compiling applications from source.