============================================== "The Unix Auditor's Practical Handbook" http://www.nii.co.in/tuaph.html by K. K. Mookhey Network Intelligence India Pvt. Ltd. http://www.nii.co.in ============================================== We at Network Intelligence India Pvt. Ltd. have written a document on unix auditing called "The Unix Auditor's Practical Handbook", which is available for download from our website http://www.nii.co.in/tuaph.html The idea behind this is to present a step-by-step practical guide to auditors when carrying out a Unix Audit. It mostly covers Sun Solaris systems, but it has cross-references for AIX and Linux. It details the auditing procedure right from the moment you enter the client's server room, to running the automated auditing tools. It covers the following areas of an Audit: 1. Preliminary Steps 2. Documentation 3. Physical Security 4. Operating System Security 5. Network Security 6. Filesystem Security 7. User and Group Security 8. Sun Built-in Auditing 9. Backup and Emergency Response 10. Automated Auditing Tools 11. References We have kept the focus on the practicality of conducting an audit, providing the reader with the commands, filenames, tools, and techniques for carrying out the audit. It is also useful for security administrators, who might be looking to implement security on their Unix Servers. Please send all feedback to unix@nii.co.in Sincerely, K. K. Mookhey CTO Network Intelligence India Pvt. Ltd. Tel: 91-22-22001530, 22006019 Email: cto@nii.co.in Web: www.nii.co.in ============================================================ The steps carried out as part of this document are already present in our automated Unix auditing tool: AuditPro for Unix: http://www.nii.co.in/software/apunix.html ============================================================