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<sect1>
<title>Synopsis</title>
<para>The following chapter will provide a basic introduction to
system security concepts, some general good rules of thumb, and some
advanced topics such as S/Key, OpenSSL, Kerberos, and others.</para>
<para>This chapter will provide a basic introduction to system security
concepts, some general good rules of thumb, and some advanced topics
under FreeBSD. A lot of the topics covered here can be applied
to system and Internet security in general as well. The Internet
is no longer a <quote>friendly</quote> place in which everyone
wants to be your kind neighbor. Securing your system is imperative
to protect your data, intellecutal property, time, and much more
from the hands of hackers and the like.</para>
<para>FreeBSD provides an array of utilities and mechanisms to
ensure the integrity and security of your system and
network.</para>
<para>After reading this chapter, you will know:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Basic system security concepts, in respect to FreeBSD.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>About the various crypt mechanisms available in FreeBSD,
such as DES and MD5.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>How to setup S/Key, an alternative, one-time password
authentication system.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>How to setup Kereberos, another alternative
authentication system.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>How to create firewalls using IPFW.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>How to configure IPSec.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>How to configure and use OpenSSH, FreeBSD's SSH
implementation.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>Before reading this chapter, you should:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Understand basic FreeBSD and Internet concepts.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="security-intro">