Security Audit Tools:

Perform a "Security Risk Assessment" on your system with the following tools. System Audits:

Chkrootkit (YoLinux tutorial) - Scan system for trojans, worms and exploits. Root kit detection: o checkps - detect rootkits by detecting falsified output and similar anomalies. The ps check should work on anything with /proc. Also uses netstat. o Rootkit hunter - scans for rootkits, back doors and local exploits Rkdet - root kit detector daemon. Intended to catch someone installing a rootkit or running a packet sniffer. fsaudit - Perl script to scan filesystems and search for suspicious looking directories COPS: Computer Oracle and Password System - UNIX security checks. Programs and shell scripts which perform security checks. Checks include file and directory permissions, passwords, system scripts, SUID files, ftp configuration check, ... SARA - Security Auditor's Research Assistant - network security vulnerability scanner for SQL injections, remote scans, etc. (follow-on to the SATAN analysis tool) Tiger Analytical Research Assistant (TARA Pro) - Commercial support
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Network Vulnerability Audits:

Nessus (YoLinux tutorial) - Remote security scanner - This is my favorite security audit tool!! Checks service exploits and vulnerabilities. Argus - IP network transaction auditing tool. This daemon promiscuously reads network datagrams from a specified interface, and generates network traffic status records Argus 2 InterSect Alliance - Intrusion analysis. Identifies malicious or unauthorized access attempts. Linuxforce: AdminForce CGI Auto Audit - CGI script analyzer to find security deficiencies.

Wireless:

AirSnort - wireless LAN (WLAN) tool that recovers encryption keys. WEPCrack Also see: YoLinux Wireless security links

Port Scanners:
Used to identify computer network services available for exploit.

nmap - Port scanner and security scanning and investigation tool

NmapFe++ - GUI front-end to NMAP KNmap - KDE front-end pbnj - Diff nmap scans to find changes to systems on the network. nmap3d - nmap post processing to 3-d VRML nmap-sql - log scans to database portscan - C++ Port Scanner will try to connect on every port you define for a particular host. pof - passive OS fingerprinting. Web/http scan: o Nikto - web server scanner. CGI, vulnerability checks. Not a stealthy tool. For security tests.

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Portscanning Information:

Art of port scanning - types of scans explained.

Network Sniffers:
Linux Tools for Network Examination.

DSniff - network tools for auditing and penetration testing. Wireshark - full network protocol sniffer/analyzer (Ethereal - legacy. Now Wireshark) IPTraf - curses based IP LAN monitor TcpDump - network monitor and data acquisition o VOMIT - Voice Over Misconfigured Internet Telephones - Use TCP dump of VOIP stream and convert to WAV file. Cisco Call Manager depends on MS/SQL server and are thus vulnerable to SQL Slammer attacks. KISMET - 802.11a/b/g wireless network detector, sniffer and intrusion detection system. DISCO - Passive IP discovery and fingerprinting tool. Sits on a segment of a network to discover unique IPs and identify them. Yersina - Framework for analyzing and testing the deployed networks and systems. Designed to take advantage of some weakness in different Layer 2 protocols: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), IEEE 802.1q, Inter-Switch Link Protocol (ISL), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP). YoLinux.com List of network monitoring tools and example tcpdump sessions

Hacker Tools:
Password crackers:

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John the Ripper - weak password detection. crypt, Kerberos AFS, MS/Windows LM, ... lCRACK - password hacker, dictionary, brute force incremental, ...

Exploits:

bobkit woot-project

Exploit framework:

MetaSploit - Exploit launcher, test and development tool

Other Links:

InfoSysSec.org: Hacking howto Network intrusion and hacking hping - command line TCP/IP packet assembler/analyzer. Supports TCP, UDP, ICMP and RAW-IP protocols, has a traceroute mode, the ability to send files between a covered channel, ... hping2 - Can be used to performs a lot of tasks, like testing of firewall rules, (spoofed) port scanning, ... PEDRAM.OPENRCE.ORG: o vulnerability research o security/hacking software tools

Security Infrastructure Software Tools:

Sentry Tools: Port Sentry, Log Check, Host Sentry - attack detection and defense o PortSentry: basic theory - Part 1 - Part 2 o YoLinux.com Tutorial: Portsentry installation and use YoLinux.com Tutorial: Tripwire installation and use tripwire - File system data integrity checking tool SNORT - intrusion detection and prevention. Rules to inspect and detect anomaly signatures. Bastille-linux - Hardening perl scripts to lock down a system and increase its security. Can perform an assessment of a system's configuration (bastille --assess). It queries the administrator as to the expected level of security expected for various system components and then configures the system (./InteractiveBastille). CipherDyne.com: PSAD - analyzes iptables log messages to detect port scans and other suspicious traffic. IPPL - IP packet logger. Log anomalies Kerberos - secure authentication deslogin - remote login. SSH is more popular.

YoLinux.com Tutorial: SSH server configuration and use Secure connections SSH (shell) and SSL (socket layer): o OpenSSH - Open Source version - Requires : OpenSSL - Secure Socket Layer o SSH.com - Commercial versions SSH1 and SSH2 o SSH FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions o MS/Windows clients: PuTTY - Telnet, SSH, SCP, SFTP client Tera Term TCP wrappers - Wietse Venema YoLinux.com iptables tutorial freestone - firewall from sosCorp.com rsaeuro - cryptographic toolkit Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) - encryption MTA mail server log file analysis tools - list of tools

Commercial Vendors:

RSA Security - Encryption and secure commerce. CRYPTOCard authentication servers CryptoHeaven - Secure online storage, file sharing and distribution, email, instant messaging. Free Linux client but it is a commercial for fee service. (less than 2MB storage is free) Tiger Analytical Research Assistant (TARA Pro) - Texas A+M Tiger Commercial support TIS: Trusted Informations Systems Inc. - [download] - TIS Internet firewall toolkit Tripwire Security Systems - Intrusion detection CA (Computer Associates): eTrust Compliance - Vulnerability assessment, security policies, audit and correction. Labatam: Secure X-Server Encryption

Online Web Based Tools:

Online nmap test - checks for open ports Clackcode.com: security scan pcFlank.com: online vulnerability tests AutomatedScanning.com - commercial service

Software Updates and Security fixes:

Red Hat Security fixes and Errata Red Hat Enterprise Linux security updates Fedora security advisories and package updates Ubuntu security notices

Debian security information SUSE Linux Enterprise Security

Forensic and Data Recovery Tools:

Basic Steps in Forensic Analysis of Unix Systems - a case study GIIS ext3/ext2FS file undelete tool.User can recover files by it's name or type or by its owner. Can't recover the files deleted before installation of giis. Why Recovering a Deleted Ext3 File Is Difficult Commercial Linux data recovery tools - list

Anti-Virus Software:
This has typically been the domain of the Microsoft Windows and Outlook products and NOT Linux but Linux administrators running SAMBA file servers often must be aware of these viruses. There are according to Symantec 68 Linux specific viruses and worms including the Ramen worm which attempts to attack unpatched rpc.statd, wuftpd, and LPRng. Anti-Virus products:

F-Secure.com o Anti-Virus for File Servers o Anti-Virus for Desktops and Laptops Kaspersky Lab - Workstation/Server/eMail gateway protection Sophos.com o Endpoint Security and Control: Anti-Virus and anti-spyware for Unix/Linux o SOPHOS Anti-virus - Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux o eMail security Grisoft.com o AVG Anti-Virus Linux E-mail Server Edition Symantec.com o Mail-Gear: (up to and including version 1.2.x) o Antivirus client for Linux TrendMicro.com o Interscan VirusWall for Linux - Internet Gateway - detect/scan SMTP, HTTP and FTP ClamAv.net - Clam anti-virus. Open source virus protection for mail servers.

Virus info:

CERT.org - Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute - security vulnerability research. ICSA.net - Anti-virus / Anti-spyware / Anti-spam Product Developers Consortium Symantec security response - commercial security support

Threat Explorer - real and hoaxes

Virus email alert:

McAfee Dispatch Symantec Security Response Newsletter

Attacks:

SYN packet manipulation: o SYN flood Description o SYN Cookie Smurf DOS: o ISS.com: Description IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Client attacks: o IIS.com: Description Service attacks: o Buffer Overflow attacks Session Hijacking: o IIS.com: Descriptions ARP Cache poisoning: o Wireless Attacks Threaten Wired Networks

Honeypots:
How to bait and catch the evil hackers:

honeyd Honeynet.org - The honeynet project

DoD/DoE NISPOM Chapter 8 computer security configuration for Linux:

NISPOM (National Industry Security Program Operating Manual) chapter 8 is a computer security requirement developed by the US DoD (Department of Defense - US) and DoE (Department of Energy) and published by the DSS (Defense Security Service) which US defense contractors are required to meet when processing classified data on computers in a classified environment. Linux as issued by major distros defaults do not meet this requirement. Use the following software packages/configurations: 1. Use central authentication server (LDAP or NIS) with the proper security policies. See YoLinux LDAP authentication tutorial.

2. Meet reporting requirements: This auditing and reporting requirement can be met using Snare. This requires a kernel patch (or use of one of the kernels [RHEL3 or RHEL4] downloaded from the Snare home page.) and the running of a Snare audit daemon. It meets C-2 reporting requirements and records logins/logoffs, file and directory access, access denial, ... Newer Linux distributions running auditd (RHEL4, FC3+) can get compliant results. Snare home page. For more aggressive reporting requirements, see Computer Associates eTrust Security Information Management. 3. Grant admin privileges without giving root password. Granular delegation of root privileges. File and directory access control. Symark.com: PowerBroker 4. Virus scanner. (See above list) Links:

Configuration for Linux NISPOM Chapter 8 compliance - YoLinux Tutorial Sans.org: NISPOM Chapter 8 checklist [pdf]

Standards and Security Certification:

ISACA.org - The Information Systems Audit and Control Association & Foundation CISA - Community Information Strategies Australia Inc. COBIT - Control Objectives for Information and related Technology