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System Administrator's page
This page contains helpful information and links for the people who administer systems for departments and groups of individuals throughout the University.
- PIX firewall change management form
- Yale ISO Managed PKI for SSL Subscriber Services
- Port 25 Restrictions
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.
- You may be also interested in 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 these are working documents and should not be viewed as authoritative descriptions.
- Guidelines for systems and servers
- IRIX client configuration/upgrade
- Network security checklist for Unix workstations
- Port 25 Restrictions
- Systems and Network Security Procedure - PDF
- Secure networking standards
- Search tools for SSN (social security numbers and CCNs (credit card numbers)
- 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
- PIX firewall change management form
- Ports blocked in/outbound on the University network (authentication required)
- Search tools for SSN (social security numbers and CCNs (credit card numbers)
- Secure shell (SSH)
- WinExit scroll
Resources outside Yale
