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HAKIN9.LIVE
HAKIN9 2/2009
Engarde Secure Linux, out of the box Linux distribution built for what the name says,
Secure (security). Engarde Secure Linux does just that for your server with easy to
setup user restrictions, trusted hosts, Firewall protection etc via the GDWT (Guardian
Digital WebTool).
ENGARDE SECURE LINUX
Seeing the nature of Engarde is
security, it still allows you to do the
basics like setup and manage: local
DNS, mail, web, ftp servers and backups.
ENGARDE MINIMUM SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS
I have found that like any linux distribution
the hardware requirements are minimal.
Engarde developers recommend at
least a Pentium series processor, 32MB
of RAM. A 2GB hard drive and an Ethernet
(10/100/1000) adapter. To utilize the true
potential of Engarde I recommend 512MB
of RAM and at least a 10GB hard drive.
INSTALLATION
A copy of the distribution can
be downloaded from http://
www.engardelinux.org/.
Registering your copy at http:
//www.guardiandigital.com/register/ has
its usual benefits; mailing list, priority and
instant access to new system and security
updates as well as GDMS (Guardian Digital
Master Support ).
Engarde also has a LiveCD option
available at the beginning of the installation
which allows you to boot and run Engarde
without any changes on your hard drive. It's
suggested you to use the LiveCD option to
test run this distribution.
The LiveCD function is setup similar to
other distributions with this feature.
When doing a hard disk installation
you will be asked general questions
like language, the installation hard drive
(automatic or manual partitioning) as well as
basic packages to install, Firewall services,
Web, Mail and DNS services and so forth.
You will need to supply general network
information regarding your install such as
IP address etc. You will have to remember
the IP address as you need to configure
the Engarde server from other PCs on the
same network.
Access your Engarde server from
another PC by simply typing the IP address
you assigne