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    Chapter 18. System Security

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    Hub: engineering

    Part of the series

    The Security Problem

    Program Threats

    1. Trojan horse
    2. Trap door
    3. Logic bomb
    4. Stack and buffer overflow
    5. Viruses

    System and Network Threats

    1. Worms
    2. Port scanning
    3. Denial of service

    Cryptography as a Security Tool

    1. Encryption
    2. Implementation of Cryptography
    3. An Example: SSL

    User Authentication

    1. Passwords
    2. Password vulnerabilities
    3. Encrypted passwords
    4. One-time passwords
    5. Biometrics

    Implementing Security Defenses

    1. Security policy
    2. Vulnerability assessment
    3. Intrusion detection
    4. Virus protection
    5. Auditing, accounting and logging

    Firewalling to protect systems and networks

    Computer Security Classifications

    An Example: Windows XP

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