Book details of 'Internet & TCP/IP Network Security'

Title	Internet & TCP/IP Network Security
Author(s)	Uday O. Pabrai, Vijay K. Gurbani
ISBN	0070482152
Language	English
Published	January 1996
Publisher	Computing McGraw-Hill

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The heart of this somewhat dry book is a step-by-step guide to implementing a secure Unix network. The book defines each security issue and follows with instructions on what parameters to set, what programs to run, and which files to check. This is useful but doesn't convey much high-level knowledge in the process. You could set up a whole system according to these directions and still not really understand why or how it all works. Whether you will benefit from this cookbook approach depends on your desire to explore every last corner of Unix. After covering system configuration, the book goes on to discuss several noncommercial and commercial security programs that help you analyze your network for weaknesses. Appendices introduce related topics such as the HotJava browser, the Java and JavaScript languages, the Kerberos authentication scheme, and PGP. Some of this material seems out-of-date, such as the discussion of HotJava and the fact that neither Microsoft's Windows NT nor Internet Explorer is mentioned. If the authors had left out this weaker Internet material and called this book "Securing your Unix network," it would be a solid title.
Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
This book does cover a good deal of ground in terms of security vulnerabilities and measures in UNIX, Internet protocols, and Internet applications. At times, it goes well beyond the standard material, suggesting, for example, a handy tip for increasing the security and reducing loopholes in Perl programs. However, the book is also inconsistent, and even undisciplined. The level of detail varies greatly from one topic to another. A promise to take the reader step-by-step through the secure setup of Internet applications is really only fulfilled for ftp--and then, only for Solaris and SunOS. Sometimes, it is difficult to follow the topical organization within chapters. At other points, it is hard to understand the inclusion of topics that are not discussed in terms of security, such as the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) reference model, or details of the header structure for TCP/IP protocol packets and envelopes. The strongest part of the book is the coverage of non-commercial (SATAN, COPS, and TCP Wrapper) and commercial security packages and tools. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1997
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Here is the step-by-step guide to setting up and using firewall security systems-as well as other products-that UNIX programmers have sorely needed. It not only describes what a firewall can do, but also, importantly, what it cannot do. Practically and authoritative, the book delivers details on how to secure internal networks from Internet intrusion... how to customize firewalls and network configuration files to suit specific security needs... and how to configure and use the controversial SATAN software, as well as security tools available via Anonymous FTP. In addition, it sheds light on emerging technologies such as Kerberos (a primary standard for authenticating identities developed at MIT to develop its own network).