setup and security of home server
DESCRIPTION
ITEC 455(Network Security) Final project.TRANSCRIPT
Setup and Security of a Home Network
James Whorley, Chris Moore
Goals
Establish VPN / SSH for outside access
Implement Samba file services
Apache Web Hosting
Explore network for weaknesses and apply stronger security
Project Pink
Hardware
One Ubuntu v 12.04 Dedicated Server Athlon 64 1.8 GHz 3.5 GB RAM
One Windows 7 Desktop
Two Windows 7 Laptops
Network Setup
Port Forwarding
Offsite Access
OpenVPN PPTP Developed keys ▪ Diffie Helman 1024 bit
OpenSSH Public Key Client Authentication
Samba file services
File Sharing and Backup
Transfer files between laptops / desktop
Web Hosting and DNS
Apache – Used to host personal web page
Registered domain to route all traffic to home server
Minecraft Server
Player whitelist
Weaknesses / Issues
Separation of Privileges Lots of services running on one machine Acceptable for our situation
Extra open external port
Residential IP (Non-static)