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Operating Systems AIX Securing AIX - Hardening Lesson 101 Post 302772774 by bakunin on Tuesday 26th of February 2013 07:38:43 PM

02-26-2013

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Here is my checklist of security-related things i do when i install a new system:

Create administrative FSes
root needs some places to store things: system documentation, logs, scripts, etc.. In most cases there is "/usr/local/bin" and roots home. Create FSes for some or all of these directories so that the content doesn't land in "/". Full root-fses usually cause some headache for the admins.
Install ssh
You need ssh itself and openssl for that. Get both from IBMs Linux Toolbox for AIX website and install with rpm.
Disable "classic" means of connection: telnet, ftp, rlogin, rexec, ....
Notice that you might need rlogin in some cases, but as a rule of thumb all these non-securified services should be disabled. Make sure these will not be started at system start any more.
Disable/limit root-login
The best way to become root is to log on with your regular user-ID and then switch to root. Therefore remote login for root can and should be disabled. Console login should be allowed, because there might be emergency situations where it is necessary. Someone able to get to the console is most probably also allowed to log on as root.
Set up sudo
Download from the IBM site where you got ssh.
Set up ntp
Especially when you use Kerberos you need consistent timekeeping throughout your environment, so connect your system to your local Stratum-2-server. Set the method to "slew" for database systems (i.e. Oracle is quite picky about duplicate timestamps when you set it to "step").
Edit /etc/motd and /etc/security/login.cfg
Its a good idea to be able to immediately recognize at which system you are when you log on. If you put some distinct banners at the login screen chances are you notice them even in times of stress if you have mistyped the machines name. (It is really easy to type "ssh server3" instead of "ssh server2" or something such.)

I hope this helps.

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blaze-remove

BLAZE-REMOVE(1) 					    BlazeBlogger Documentation						   BLAZE-REMOVE(1)

NAME

       blaze-remove  - removes a post or page from the BlazeBlogger repository

SYNOPSIS

       blaze-remove [-fipqPV] [-b directory] id...

       blaze-remove -h|-v

DESCRIPTION

       blaze-remove removes a blog post or a page with the specified id from the BlazeBlogger repository.

OPTIONS

       -b directory, --blogdir directory
	   Allows you to specify a directory in which the BlazeBlogger repository is placed. The default option is a current working directory.

       -p, --page, --pages
	   Tells blaze-remove to remove a page or pages.

       -P, --post, --posts
	   Tells blaze-remove to remove a blog post or blog posts. This is the default option.

       -f, --force
	   Disables requiring manual confirmation of each blog post or page removal.  This is the default option.

       -i, --interactive
	   Enables requiring manual confirmation of each blog post or page removal.

       -q, --quiet
	   Disables displaying of unnecessary messages.

       -V, --verbose
	   Enables displaying of all messages. This is the default option.

       -h, --help
	   Displays usage information and exits.

       -v, --version
	   Displays version information and exits.

EXAMPLE USAGE

       Remove a blog post:

	 ~]$ blaze-remove 10
	 Successfully removed the post with ID 10.

       Remove a page:

	 ~]$ blaze-remove -p 4
	 Successfully removed the page with ID 4.

       Remove multiple blog posts:

	 ~]$ blaze-remove 10 4 6
	 Successfully removed the post with ID 10, 4 and 6.

       Remove multiple blog posts safely:

	 ~]$ blaze-remove -i 10 4 6
	 Remove the post with ID 10 titled `Debian and Fedora Packages'? y
	 Remove the post with ID 4 titled `BlazeBlogger 0.8.0 RC2'? y
	 Remove the post with ID 6 titled `BlazeBlogger 0.8.1'? y
	 Successfully removed the post with ID 10, 4 and 6.

SEE ALSO

       blaze-config(1), blaze-add(1), blaze-list(1)

BUGS

       To report a bug or to send a patch, please, add a new issue to the bug tracker at <http://code.google.com/p/blazeblogger/issues/>, or visit
       the discussion group at <http://groups.google.com/group/blazeblogger/>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2008-2011 Jaromir Hradilek

       This program is free software; see the source for copying conditions. It is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
       WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Version 1.2.0							    2012-03-05							   BLAZE-REMOVE(1)