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Package: checksecurity (2.0.16+nmu1ubuntu1)

basic system security checks

Checksecurity can periodically do some very basic system security checks:

   * check-setuid  - scans for insecurely mounted remote file systems,
     and tracks changes in setuid programs;
   * check-sockets - tracks changes in open ports to detect rogue programs;
   * check-passwd  - scans for empty or duplicate system accounts;
   * check-disfree - scans for mounted filesystems nearing capacity;
   * check-iptables-logs -  scans logs generated by iptables and look
     for intrusion attempts.

Be aware that these minimal set of checks are no substitute for a full security auditing and integrity checking system.

In addition to these checks you are encourage to install additional packages (listed in "Recommends") to provide more information concerning the security or vulnerability of your system.

Installing the suggested package lockfile-progs can help to prevent the cron jobs running multiple times if something gets jammed.

Other Packages Related to checksecurity

  • depends
  • recommends
  • suggests
  • dep: cron (>= 3.0pl1-74)
    process scheduling daemon
    also a virtual package provided by bcron-run
    or anacron
    cron-like program that doesn't go by time
    also a virtual package provided by systemd-cron
  • dep: debconf (>= 0.5)
    Debian configuration management system
    or debconf-2.0
    virtual package provided by cdebconf, cdebconf-udeb, debconf
  • dep: perl (>= 5.8.0)
    Larry Wall's Practical Extraction and Report Language
  • dep: util-linux (>= 2.15~rc1-1)
    miscellaneous system utilities
  • rec: logcheck
    mails anomalies in the system logfiles to the administrator
  • sug: apt-watch
    Package not available
    or cron-apt
    automatic update of packages using apt-get
  • sug: debsecan
    Debian Security Analyzer
  • sug: lockfile-progs
    Programs for locking and unlocking files and mailboxes
  • sug: tiger
    Report system security vulnerabilities
  • sug: tripwire
    file and directory integrity checker
    or integrit
    A file integrity verification program
    or aide
    Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment - static binary
    or samhain
    Data integrity and host intrusion alert system
    or fcheck
    IDS filesystem baseline integrity checker

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