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Securing your computer is an ongoing process. The following guides will help you secure your Slackware installation, | Securing your computer is an ongoing process. The following guides will help you secure your Slackware installation, | ||
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This section contains articles related to securing your Slackware based system and network. | This section contains articles related to securing your Slackware based system and network. | ||
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===== Network security ===== | ===== Network security ===== | ||
* Firewall | * Firewall | ||
- | * Protecting SSH connections from brute-force attacks: | + | * Protecting SSH connections from brute-force attacks: |
* Use only SSH keys instead of passwords for SSH connections: | * Use only SSH keys instead of passwords for SSH connections: | ||
* Network services: the following services can be tweaked: | * Network services: the following services can be tweaked: | ||
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===== File System Security ===== | ===== File System Security ===== | ||
* Encryption | * Encryption | ||
+ | * Encrypt swap space to protect sensitive contents [[howtos: | ||
* File Permissions | * File Permissions | ||
* Track system changes with OSSEC | * Track system changes with OSSEC |