[NTLUG:Discuss] Securing a RH6.0 box

[J. Reeves Hall]

I'm running a Red Hat 6.0 box, and I've given an Indian hacker/friend
permission to attack it in one week. He's strongly hinted that he plans
to do a buffer overflow. The only conditions are a) petty DoS isn't fair
game unless it results in root access, and b) rm -rf / isn't legal. I
need advice on securing this box. What insecurities exist by default on
RH6.0? I really want to defeat this dude :)

Thanks!
-Reeves

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In a world without fences, why do we need Gates?
J. Reeves Hall - Georgia Tech (CS Major)
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