Review by J. Huckaby
on 2020-03-14
Product: SELinux: NSA’s Open Source Security Enhanced Linux Personally, I prefer books to focus either concepts or detailed implementation instructions not both. For complex topics like SELinux, you typically cannot fit the conceptual and pragmatic within one book. McCarty’s SELINUX is no exception. SELINUX provides an excellent overview of concepts but struggles with SELinux policy implementation methods and procedures. I suspect the topic is simply too large for one volume. What implementation advice presented is clear and concise but you will have to search elsewhere for more detailed deployment advice.
Review by Danny McAllaster
on 2020-03-12
Product: RHCSA/RHCE Red Hat Linux Certification Study Guide First of all, this book is meant to help you study for two different exams. This means that the topic are covered in a bit of a strange order. First, the RHCSA is covered. This is the Red Hat entry level exam. Unless you are a long time sysadmin, you can expect to learn quite a bit from this part of the book, even if you have been running Linux as a normal user for years (as I have).
Review by Charles A
on 2020-03-10
Product: Linux Bible You’re better off getting the Unix and Linux System Administration handbook. The only thing this offers is some good detail on SELinux. The paper is so cheap the wind will rip easily with a strong gust of wind. Rating: 3 0470230193 Count: 52
Review by Damian Wojslaw D-net
on 2020-03-10
Product: SELinux: NSA’s Open Source Security Enhanced Linux Really only skimming over the problem, could be more in depth, since most online documentation about SELinux is really skimming over the subject too, or just overly dated. Rating: 3 0596007167 Count: 6
Review by J. Huckaby
on 2020-03-10
Product: Intrusion Prevention and Active Response Intrusion Prevention and Active Response (IPAR) is a welcome departure from many books covering intrusion prevention and detection. The authors clearly distinguish between intrusion detection systems (IDS) and intrusion prevention systems (IPS), a distinction often conflated in media, training manuals and other educational material. The level of presentation is well suited for someone familiar with security principles, techniques and methods. If you are new to Linux, then you will probably need supporting materials to get through the more complex chapters.
Review by Justin C. Klein Keane
on 2020-03-10
Product: SELinux: NSA’s Open Source Security Enhanced Linux This book is dated, so if you’re looking for details on 2.6 kernel implementations you’re going to be disappointed. Worse still, the book doesn’t cover distributions that don’t already have SELinux support. Overall I found the discussion of the theory of SELinux to be good, but implementation details were sorely lacking. Ultimately it didn’t answer the questions I had (how do I install SELinux on Mandriva and configure it) so wasn’t worth the price.
Review by Kevin
on 2020-03-10
Product: Linux Bible I already know Linux, but I bought this book as a desk reference. It was well worth it and has saved me grief more than once. Excellent info on setting up web servers, etc. However, its got pretty much NOTHING on MySQL which is odd because what website in todays world doesn’t require a db? The info on SELinux, web servers, file servers (SAMBA) and email alone made it worth buying.
Review by Matt Morgan
on 2020-03-10
Product: RHCSA/RHCE Red Hat Linux Certification Study Guide This is the sixth edition of Jang’s Red Hat Linux Certification Study Guide, though it has in previous editions been known under slightly different titles due to the change in Red Hat’s test titles. With the transition to Red Hat Enterprise 6 and the introduction of Red Hat’s RHCSA (Certified System Administrator) test, this book has undergone a significant revision cycle. First things first - the book comes with a CD that contains a total of four practice exams, two for the RHCSA exam and two for the RHCE exam.
Review by Michael Stahnke
on 2020-03-10
Product: 1590594444 After reading this book, I think it is going to be the mandatory companion I hand out to new Linux administrators, along with Essential System Administration. The first 6 chapters are exceptional. I can’t say enough good things about them. The coverage of PAM is better than anything I have seen. The coverage of authentication, groups, users and best practices surrounding them was very good as well. The logging chapter alone is probably worth the purchase of the book.
Review by Neil G. Matthews
on 2020-03-10
Product: 1430219122 Linux may be well known for its use on servers and desktops, but it can’t be beaten for sheer numbers in embedded devices, with about 20% of the 2 billion annual embedded device market using Linux. With 18 chapters and 430 pages including an adequate 25 page index, Pro Linux Embedded Systems covers the process of developing and supporting a customised Linux build for an embedded device through the full product life-cycle.