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Determine the Security Setup of a Linux Server

When working with existing infrastructure, we won't have always been the one to provision the instances with which we need to work — we might not even know the underlying OS, depending on the information we're given. As such, we need to be able to determine information about a server's security setup, using nothing but the server itself. In this lab, we'll do just that, looking for firewall and access control settings.

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Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 15m
Published
Clock icon Jun 23, 2023

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Determine Operating System

    View the httpd error, then determine what operating system the server uses so that you can better determine the default firewall and access control options.

  2. Challenge

    Check Firewalls

    Determine if there is a firewall blocking the website.

  3. Challenge

    Check Access Control

    Determine if there is any access control blocking the service.

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