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A. F. SheikhCompTIA Linux+ Certification CompanionCertification Study Companion Serieshttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0128-0_14

14. Security

Ahmed F. Sheikh1  
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Miami, FL, USA
 

Securing our data is one of today’s biggest challenges. In this chapter, you will learn some of the ways you can secure a Linux system. You will also learn how to audit some of the activity that has occurred on a host.

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to
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    Perform security administration tasks

     
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    Configure security on a host

     
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    Identify tools and technologies used to encrypt data to ensure network security

     

Root User Security

Working with admin access is something that is ...

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