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Practical Linux Security Cookbook

You're reading from   Practical Linux Security Cookbook Secure your Linux machines and keep them secured with the help of exciting recipes

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785286421
Length 276 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Michael A Lindner Michael A Lindner
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Tajinder Kalsi Tajinder Kalsi
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Linux Security Problems FREE CHAPTER 2. Configuring a Secure and Optimized Kernel 3. Local Filesystem Security 4. Local Authentication in Linux 5. Remote Authentication 6. Network Security 7. Security Tools 8. Linux Security Distros 9. Patching a Bash Vulnerability 10. Security Monitoring and Logging Index

Install and configure a basic LDAP server on Ubuntu

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or LDAP is a protocol used to manage access to a file and directory hierarchy from some centralized location. The directory is similar to a database; however, it is likely to contain more expressive, attribute-based information. LDAP is mainly used for centralized authentication.

An LDAP server helps to control who has access to the read and update information in the directory.

Getting ready

To install and configure LDAP, we need to first create a Ubuntu server. The current version of the Ubuntu server installation media can be found at http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server.

After downloading it, follow the steps given for the installation of the Ubuntu server.

We need a second system with the Desktop version of Ubuntu installed. This will be used to access your LDAP server through a web interface.

Once this is done, we can proceed with the installation of LDAP.

How to do it…

We shall now start with...

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