Re: Suggested Meeting Topic

[Adam <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>      Has someone already done a talk on Firewalls?  Is that on our
>>      topics list?  I have a vague notion of what a firewall is, but
>>      have no idea how it is typically implemented.

> The general topic of "Security" _may_ be on the topic list,
> but I don't think "Firewalls" by itself is.

>>      I'd like to see it discussed sometime.

> Good idea, especially Linux can do firewalling.
> Let's get Bob to add it to the list!

I'm all for it.  Security seems like a topic that there is always
something you haven't heard of.  My understanding is that the firewalling
capability in the "newer" kernels is considerably improved,  though I have
no idea how.  And I've seen some commercial security products for Linux,
but don't have a clue what they offer in addition to what is already
there.

When someone does this presentation I volunteer to do a post-lude about
ssh/sshd,  two programs whose usefulness seems inexhaustable.