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LPI Linux Certification/Setup Host Security
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Detailed Objectives
(LPIC-1 Version 5.0)
Weight: 3
Description:
Candidates should know how to set up a basic level of host security.
Key Knowledge Areas:
Awareness of shadow passwords and how they work.
Turn off network services not in use.
Understand the role of TCP wrappers.
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
/etc/nologin
/etc/passwd
/etc/shadow
/etc/xinetd.d/
/etc/xinetd.conf
systemd.socket
/etc/inittab
/etc/inetd.d/
/etc/hosts.allow
/etc/hosts.deny
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