15 Protecting Your System

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Introduction
• Setting up a firewall
• Using CVS
• Repairing leaks and finding weaknesses

Introduction

[Author's Comments: (@@What is a firewall? Why do I need one? A Basic Firewall) see library reference]

Setting up a firewall

[Author's Comments: (@@ How do I set one up? What is SOCKS? SOCKS is an Internet protocol for handling TCP traffic through a proxy server. ] [Author's Comments: (@@now in glossary)] How do I SOCKSify a client, why would I want to? What does SOCKS expect? see library reference)

Using CVS

[Author's Comments: (@@need a list of common commands. What is CVS? How do I use it?) what is it? Using -- Getting started: checking in/out, locking files, creating a CVS directory, protecting working file, assigning ident: want more info?; CVS file format, example, CVS commands.]

[Author's Comments: docs available at www.loria.fr/~molli/cvs-index.html]

Repairing leaks and finding weaknesses