RE: [cobalt-users] Security Hardening Update RaQ4

["Andy Brown" <andy.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> Anybody uploaded the new 'Security Hardening Patch for the 
> RaQ4 (didn't look
> to see if it applies to any others)?
> 
> Security Hardening Update 2.0.1
> 
> "Security Hardening patch for the Sun Cobalt RaQ 4 server appliance.
> Includes port scan detection and buffer overflow detection."
> 
> http://sunsolve.sun.com/patches/cobalt/raq4.eng.html
> 
> I haven't cracked it open yet to look at it and don't think Cobalt has
> announced it either. Any insight?
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I've just applied it to our RaQ4 here, it already had ipchains and portsentry manually installed with rulesets installed.
Nothing was modified or damaged in the install, and as already mentioned the new entries have been added to the Control Panel.
I've yet to test out the security options, but will be doing so later today to check portscanning, etc alerts, although i'll probably stick to using portsentry.
I didn't do a reboot, as I don't believe in them, and the pkg still appears to have restarted/loaded correct and set itself up.

I'd be interested if this was coming to the RaQ3's also.

Regards,

Andy
andy@xxxxxxxxxx
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