Re: IPSO/Secure Platform audit

From: Olasupo Lawal (lawal@shaw.ca)
Date: Thu Aug 18 2005 - 17:14:26 EDT


You can lock down all access to the Nokia Appliance to specific source IP addresses (https, SSH). Fpr SSH, you can actually specific which interfaces you want the Nokia applicnace to accept connections on. You can further restrict access using the Check Point Policy.

In addition to this lock down, you can then create a new administrator ID, removing all other administrator accounts.. That way, any adminbistrators who are unable to log on will get a hold of you to find out what may be happening. Any other person who has no busienss logging into teh Nokia appliance, and who have no business case for continued access wil simply let go!

Hope this helps!

Ola

----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Rogers <pentestguy@gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, August 18, 2005 6:00 am
Subject: IPSO/Secure Platform audit

> Hi list,
>
> I'm currently reviewing a Check point/Nokia box and a Secure Platform
> manager. The settings in Voyager are all good, and likewise the Web
> GUI of the SPLAT manager is fine, they're both patched and the policy
> is also clean - but I want to ensure the o/s themselves are ok. I've
> checked that there aren't any users there shouldn't be in /etc/passwd,
> checked there aren't any unknown processes (at least any visible
> ones), any unusual open ports or any strange scripts scheduled to run
> in crontab. The firewall logs themselves aren't showing anything
> unusual.
>
> I am concerned that a previous administrator may have left himself
> access by the back-door somehow - but am not in a position to rebuild
> them to be sure. What else would you lot check for?
>
> Ta
>
> Dan
>
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