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Internet Kiosk: Securing
I am helping set up an internet kiosk, which will be left unatended, in a semi-public place. Securing the hardware should not be to much hassle, with a drill and some big bolts The software is the problem.......
It will probally be running openBSD, but Linux and os/2 are not to be ruled out.
It will likely have a 24/7 dialup connection.
Because it will be left unatended, the computer will need to be passworded, and after a certain amount of time passes (according to the amount of time a customer pays for) the computer should lock up again.
Any idea's, or am i gonna have to hire a small kid with stopwatch and a baseball bat?
Any suggestions, any thing at all would be helpfull
-Flea
Ps. The computer will also be a backup web/mail server.
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Hi flea,
I use InteractiveBastille to lock down linux stations, I believe it is aimed at RedHat & Mandrake.
http://www.bastille-linux.org/
Its basically a hardening script that can provide:
IPchains / IPtables firewalling.
IP masquerading.
General lock down ie removing SUID programs etc.
"physical" protection ie password protecting single user mode & boot loader etc.
May be worth a look (although I am a self confessed linux newbie )
Regards
Eddy
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Thanks Eddy, it looks like a [h]andy tool. Ill dig out a copy of madrake and give it a go next week, when i will have a spare machine.
-Flea (also a newbie )
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You people are *NOT* newbies!
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Cheers mate,
Nothing like a bit of praise from the "powers that be" to make you feel important
Good luck with the project flea.
Regards
Eddy
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^B^U^M^P^
*NOT* newbie
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Hello Flea,
Please see:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Kiosk-HOWTO.html
There is a reason they specify fvwm2 - it can be made quite difficult for anyone to open a shell and it is very easy on system resources. If you need any help with fvwm2 I can very much help!
Also if this is a touch screen then Xfree86 will need to be set up differently.
While this mentions linux I think ity would work just as well on freeBSD which uses xfree86 and can use fvwm2 also.
Hope this help,
paul
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