Livro Absolute OpenBSD

Autor: Michael W. Lucas
Publicação: 7 / 2003
Edição: 1
Editora: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1886411999
Páginas: 528
Sub-título: Unix For the Practical Paranoid
Idioma: Inglês

Aprenda a usar o mais seguro e complexo
sistema operacional existente!

Este prático e completo guia para dominar o mais poderoso e complexo sistema operacional, o OpenBSD, foi escrito para usuários experientes de Unix que desejam adicionar o OpenBSD ao seu currículo.

O autor assume que você tenha um conhecimento básico dos comandos, designs e permissões Unix. O livro guia você pelas complexidades da plataforma e ensina como gerenciar seus sistemas, oferecendo durante todo o livro explicações amigáveis, informações sobre o que está por trás, sugestões de soluções de problemas e grande quantidade de exemplos práticos.

This straightforward, practical, and complete guide to mastering the powerful and complex OpenBSD operating system, is for the experienced UNIX user who wants to add OpenBSD to his or her repertoire. The author assumes a knowledge of basic UNIX commands, design, and permissions. The book takes you through the intricacies of the platform and teaches how to manage your system, offering friendly explanations, background information, troubleshooting suggestions, and copious examples throughout.

learn how to:

• Install and configure OpenBSD, in both dedicated and multi-boot installs;
• Implement security features found only in OpenBSD;
• Build firewalls with pf, the innovative packet filter, that are more flexive than the commercial ones;
• Make software management quick and effective using the ports and packages sytem;
• Encrypt filesystems and disk swap for better system security;
• Upgrade your OpenBSD system painlessly using either CD-ROM, FTP, or the original source code.

"[This] is a well-written book that hits its market squarely on target. Those new to OpenBSD will appreciate the comprehensive approach that takes them from concept to functional execution. Existing and advanced users will benefit from the discussion of OpenBSD- specific topics such as the security features and pf administration."
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About the authors:
Michael W. Lucas is a network engineer with extensive experience with intra-office and nationwide networks. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Absolute BSD and Cisco Routers for the Desperate. Lucas has worked with Cisco devices since 1995 and is currently responsible for a high-availability Cisco-based network.