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  1. 02-09-2009 #1
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    Securing / Hardening RHEL4 for Web Hosting??

    What are some of the best practices for securing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 for web hosting?

    I have only hosted on OS X before - so other than securing Apache, MySQL, PHP and configuring the software firewall / iptables, what are some other things to do? Thanks
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    Same as every OS - remove unnecessary apps/software, make sure only necessary ports are open/listening, and update/secure the server apps that must be running.

    And for that extra comfort layer - enable SELinux.
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    You should take a look at the following:

    Bastille Hardening

    Securing and Hardening Red Hat Linux Production Systems

    Securing Linux Google Finds

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