Chapter 8

Security Best Practices in a Linux Environment

This chapter covers the following Linux+ XK0-005 exam objective:

  • Images 2.1: Summarize the purpose and use of security best practices in a Linux environment.

System administrators are typically responsible for the security of the systems they manage. Operating system security is a huge topic, with entire books devoted to the topic. You will learn different security best practices throughout this book, but this chapter is designed to cover topics that are addressed specifically on the Linux+ XK0-005 exam.

You will learn about public key infrastructure (PKI) and how certificates are used to ...

Get CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005 Exam Cram now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.