Securing Network Services with FreeBSD Jails

Posted by remsai10 on Jun 23, 2009 2:30 PM EDT
packtpub.com; By Christer Edwards
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In this article we will explore FreeBSD Jails. FreeBSD Jails are a kernel-level security mechanism which allows you to safely segregate processes within a sandbox environment. Jails are commonly used to secure production network services like DNS or Email by restricting what a process can access. In the case of a malicious attack on one service, all other Jailed processes would remain secure. FreeBSD Jails securely limits, in an administratively simple way, the amount of damage an attacker can do to a server.

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