Here is the PDF as promised. Man, it was long!!! 24+ pages after formatting!
If you have any problems with it, let me know. :D
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Here is the PDF as promised. Man, it was long!!! 24+ pages after formatting!
If you have any problems with it, let me know. :D
Awesome! What more can I say?!
I can't wait to get some copies printed off and get this "project" rolling!
We're gonna have phun!
Since the powers that be have decided that its illegal for me to attack unsuspecting systems on the Internet (damn those powers that be), I will have to build a target network at home.
As soon as I finish construction of the target network I can begin to learn from these Wargames tutorials. I downloaded the complete PDF for printing and future reference.
Thank You
Awesome. MsM just wrote a book. 24 pages is pretty big. Thank you MsM. Of course Im printing a hard copy too, you never know what might happen.
this is great thanks.
this is really cool, now im in a pickle as to what to do with all my bits of computer ive been collecting,
My plan was to build a beowulf cluster, but now im kinda thinking about this :), although thinking about it all i need to do is remove the disks to turn it into a beowulf and then dual boot or have 2 HD's on the computer that would be the master node,
now you've got me thinking :confused:
muhhahahaha endless posibilitys!
i2c
Thanxs
I can't wait to print this baby off! hehe, It'll make for some excellent reading! Nice job writing this MsM... 24 pages is quite alot. Keep up the great work :)
Just what I've been waiting for. Thanks. I'm going to have some fun and learn alot.
Marry CHRISTmas
Freddy
I must download this!
Thanks again and again, MsMittens. I would have had nothing more to do than sleeping tonight without this tutorial ;)
edit: In the 3rd page of your tutorial, the good expression is "du jours", and not "de jours".
Why are all of you people saying 24 pages is a lot ?
im reading a C++ programming book that is over 900 pages, i got some stuff about cryptografy, cross-site scripting, reverse enginering that are all about 50 to 100 pages...
anyway, tnx for the nice pdf MsM, I have been looking forward to this pdf and will enjoy reading it :)
Hehehe... sorry. Bad Acadian french on my part. :)
And it's long given that it's a simple tutorial. It's not a book certainly but for a tutorial it is a bit lengthy. It kind of surprised me how long it was. I figured it would have been about 5-8 pages. What it does come down to is this: is the content good, regardless of the length?
I don't know if there ever could be a "Wargames in a Nutshell" although if there was it would be something like:
Chp 1: Intro to security
Chp 2: Intro to Networking/TCP/IP
Chp 3: Windows Specific Issues
Chp 4: Unix Specific Issues
Chp 5: Other OS specific Issues (Mac/Novell)
Chp 6: Network Security Devices: Firewalls, IDS, AVs
Chp 7: Setting Up the Wargames
Chp 8: Doing the Wargames
Chp 9: Auditing/Reports on the Wargames
Chp 10: Conclusions
Appendix: Resources, Samples of Reports, Samples of Known, older Exploits, Index
Hrmmm...
Just read the whole thing, and yes i do think it is good, you explain the steps to be taken pretty good, and it everything was very clear.Quote:
Originally posted here by MsMittens
Hehehe... sorry. Bad Acadian french on my part. :)
What it does come down to is this: is the content good, regardless of the length?
MsMittens, you rock and you are a babe!
I'm going to share this with some of our faculty.
I will make sure you get proper credit. ;)
Thanks MsMittens, great post.
I got some little questions about your text. (pretty interesting imo, good job ;) )
I want to make a little network for war games with friends and for testing IDS etc. etc.
If I want to make a setup like you suggested, with 4 computer :
router-ids-firewall
dns-email
ftp-web
mysql-internal sniffer
What kind of computer do I need for that? (If using linux OR windows (NT, 2000, whatever))
Like.. With 4 486 would it be ok? 1 P II and 3 486? What do you suggest?
And what would be the topography of that? How do you connect with another computer/network?
Like {unknow network}->Firewall->hub->3 other computers?
Does the firewall need 2 ethernet cards?
Thank you very much! :)
It's entirely up to what you use as to what kind of hardware. Obviously if you use Win2K/WinXP you'll need at least PII/600+. Linux/Unix can go with easier machines (P100s and earlier if need be and if you are happy without GUI).
As for connecting the equipment depends on the network devices you have. Routers/switches/hubs would have different locations. I won't tell you how to set it up because that is part of the learning process (figuring out what the best layout is). Your setup would be one good way (makes it easier on the IDS to pick up everything but creates a more "unsecure" setup). The firewall/router doesn't necessarily need 2 ethernet cards as you could conceivably use IP aliasing but it's far better and less confusing to have 2 cards (there are some OSes that will balk at single cards for firewall/router usage).
Thank you ! :)
Well, I think I'll buy 4 Athlon 2ghz (I got a good price for those), so It willl be "compatible" with Windows and easily with linux (There's no problems with Athlon and Linux?) , and it will give me some "room for manoeuvre" (can we say that in english? :| ). And I'm going to use wireless cards and a router (no cables everywhere in the place !). And it's not going to be connected on the net so I don't really worry about somebody hacking in my network (since it's wireless). Also, I already have 3 computers on a router so I'm going to plug it into the firewall for testing exploits etc. Do you think it will work?
Actually, using the wireless should allow you to see the flaws in it. But remember to be careful with wireless as you don't want your "wargame" machines to be attacked by someone (and potentially opening up the connection to the internet).
AFAIK, Linux is just as happy with AMD as with Intel (I haven't used AMD machines before with it but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be supported).
As for connecting them into the firewall for exploit testing I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work. :D
Have fun!
Thanks ! I'll try to make some report and post them in the newbie section, even if my english is not that good. :D
nice one!... what a babe.. :D
thanx for da effort..
thanx msmittens..
This document is a great read. I hope to have one up and running hopefully by the end of the year. Will you be planning to up-date the document as well ? Adding a little bit more information to it as well. It would be nice but I am pretty sure that you are a very busy person.
But overall great work.
Thanx MsM. Good Work. :)
Thanks for the great Read MsM. Being new to this site and the vast importance of security, I found it very informative and plan to learn more from it.
Boogyman
wow great read. now I just need to set up my wife and kid with a week or so out of town and let the wargames begin.
that was great!!!!!
to my printer immediatelly!!!!!
Tha, you are best
Cheers M'dear...
Once again MsMittens makes a very usefull contribution to this field of expertise. Thankyou
oh and i2c;
Sorry for the naivity but what is a beowulf cluster?Quote:
My plan was to build a beowulf cluster
Quote:
Originally posted here by hellforgedangel
Once again MsMittens makes a very usefull contribution to this field of expertise. Thankyou
oh and i2c;
Sorry for the naivity but what is a beowulf cluster?
Hey Hey,
As a rule of thumb, you should usually start a new thread to ask questions, especially when they aren't related to the topic of the thread you are in. More users will see the thread and read/respond to it, and also it will make it easier for users who may happen to do a search on the topic at a later date.
The answer to your question can be found on the beowulf website.
You'll have the processing power of several machines (however many are in the cluster) instead of the power of a single independant machine.Quote:
1. What's a Beowulf? [1999-05-13]
It's a kind of high-performance massively parallel computer built
primarily out of commodity hardware components, running a free-software
operating system like Linux or FreeBSD, interconnected by a private
high-speed network. It consists of a cluster of PCs or workstations
dedicated to running high-performance computing tasks. The nodes in
the cluster don't sit on people's desks; they are dedicated to running
cluster jobs. It is usually connected to the outside world through
only a single node.
Some Linux clusters are built for reliability instead of speed. These
are not Beowulfs.
Peace,
hT
Thanks for the answer sorry ill bear in mind off topic stuff before i post net time...my bad :(
Thanks nice info
well gee thanx for the document
hope it helps me cause i'm a complete newbie hope u dont mind me asking you a couple of Q's a little later (may be a couple of days ) after i've finished reading the book(tutorial)
thanx a lot
I gotta read this. I would love to participate in one of these games.
WOW!, it's awesome PDF, i think it possible for newbies,,
Regards,
n0m3rcy
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