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ALW Security

ALW System currently provides the following security features:

  • Secure data storage in AFS (ACL)
  • Secure system configuration done by knowledgable staff
  • Regularly installed the latest security patches to all the supported OS.
  • Daily monitoring and logging of
    • logins (ssh, telnet, ftp, and others)
    • syslog
    • system integrity (using tripwire and cops)
How can you help on improving security?
  • Select good password. See Hints on selecting good password document.
  • Reboot your workstation to get the latest security and system updates when you receive notice of new patches release. See What's new for the latest software and patches releases.
  • Use ssh instead of telnet and sftp instead of ftp to prevent clear password passing over the network.
  • Remember that giving system:anyuser read or write permission on an Access Control List (ACL) enables over 20 millions Internet users aroundthe globe to read or write your files -- do not do this!
Review Special Security Notices for the latest security advisory.


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