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IT professionals & system administrators
This page contains helpful information and links for the people who administer systems for departments and groups of individuals throughout the University.
Subscribe to sysadmins-security mailing list
If you are only interested in certain platforms, subscribe to our system specific mailing list by sending one of the following commands to listproc@lists.yale.edu:
- SUBSCRIBE unix-sysadmins-security(space)YourFirstName(space)
- YourLastName SUBSCRIBE nt-sysadmins-security(space)YourFirstName(space)
- YourLastName SUBSCRIBE mac-sysadmins-security(space)YourFirstName(space) YourLastName Put the SUBSCRIBE command in caps in the body of the message. Don't put in a subject, and be sure you erase any automatic signature that gets posted to each of your messages.
- IT Partner and other IT related subscription lists
Resources at Yale
System administrators at Yale have created the following resources to assist others with common tasks. Be aware that some of these resources are working documents and should not be viewed as authoritative descriptions.
- Guidelines for systems and servers
- Best practices & HIPAA security requirements - medical campus
- Multifunctional device hardening standards
- Yale ISO Managed PKI for SSL Subscriber Services
- IRIX client configuration/upgrade
- Network security checklist for Unix workstations
- Port 25 Restrictions
- Systems and Network Security Procedure (PDF)
- Secure networking standards
- Tracking vulnerabilities
- Windows Vista: SAV 10 (64 bit) || for other versions visit the software library
Tools
- Big Brother
- IPs blocked--to/from the Internet (authentication required)
- Limiting interactive logon
- PEEKER tool-kit for ferreting out suspect services and malware
- Ports blocked in/outbound on the University network (authentication required)
- Scanning for confidential data
- Secure shell (SSH)
- WinExit scroll
- Yale Certificate Authority (CA) certificates (VeriSign SSL & Microsoft Certificate Services)
Resources outside Yale
