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Title: Building Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls by Wes Sonnenreich, Tom Yates ISBN: 0-471-35366-3 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 02 February, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A extremely good (& funny!) book
Comment: This book is Gold for any security professional and network administrators (even with a poor background on the subject). It is written in a *very* practical/easy-to-stroll-thru fashion and with a nice & funny style.
It also brings to the attention of the public an amazing OS (thx Theo!): OpenBSD and shows you how to install it from scratch & configure IPFilter, the firewall piece that comes with OpenBSD. The Linux part is also very interesting. There is also a companion Website that contains updates and tons of useful info/scripts ...
If you are onto some serious security stuff, buy an OpenBSD CD and get the book. Otherwise stick with Linux and get the book anyways.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great for beginer to intermediate
Comment: This book starts off discussing why we need firewalls, along with a good recap on how TCP/IP works. (Even showing how Ping of Death, and TearDrop work!) The real meat doesn't start until Chapters 6 & 7, installing/configuring Linux, and Chapters 8 & 9 installing/configuring OpenBSD. Chapter 10 discusses tuning the firewall, showing BOTH Linux and OpenBSD setups, which is a nice touch.
Pros: a) Theory _AND_ Implementation in the same book! b) NOT a dry read. Just the right mix of a little humor. c) Covers both Linux and BSD, nice if you want to switch or are interested in seeing how the "other" OS does things.
Cons: a) A little superfluous at times, the information probably could be condensed a little. b) For Linux, David Ranch's online "Trinity OS" security guide is more resourceful. "Linux Firewalls" by Robert L. Ziegler continues where this book leaves off. I would love to see a "BSD Firewalls" which continues in the same tradition.
Summary: "Building Firewalls for dummies" would sum up this book quite well. A GREAT intro for step-by-step firewall setup.
Rating: 5
Summary: Good content, cool writing style
Comment: This is a great book for people who already know that they want to deploy a free open source firewall solution to secure their network. While somewhat dated (e.g. Linux: ipchains and not iptables, OpenBSD: ipf and not pf), the book gives detailed and comprehensive directions for buidling a firewall platform, deploying a firewall and event sheds some light on the security policy development and maintainance such as securing various network services.
The books covers basic security, continues on to choosing the "right OS" (providing an enlightening discussion on Linux vs OpenBSD) and getting the right hardware for the job, and then dives right into building stuff, complete with commands and "cut-and-paste" firewalls rules.
The last part introduces the reader to the basics of intrusion detection and system monitoring, both valuable parts of any firewall setup.
One of the great features of the book is the author's humorous style. I rolled on the floor laughing about "naked penguins" and "hairy sysadmins".
Overall, get the book if you are planning to build the open source firewall solution or even if you believe that security books can be fun to read.
Anton Chuvakin, Ph.D., GCIA ... is a Senior Security Analyst with a major information security company.
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Title: Absolute OpenBSD: UNIX for the Practical Paranoid by Michael W. Lucas ISBN: 1886411999 Publisher: No Starch Press Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Absolute BSD: The Ultimate Guide to FreeBSD by Michael Lucas, Jordan Hubbard ISBN: 1886411743 Publisher: No Starch Press Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: The Complete FreeBSD, Fourth Edition by Greg Lehey ISBN: 0596005164 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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Title: Building Firewalls with OpenBSD and PF, 2nd Edition by Jacek Artymiak ISBN: 8391665119 Publisher: Jacek Artymiak Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Secure Architectures with OpenBSD by Brandon Palmer, Jose Nazario ISBN: 0321193660 Publisher: Pearson Higher Education Pub. Date: 07 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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