[SATLUG] best high-security server disto?

[Patrick W. Barnes]

On Wednesday 28 June 2006 23:11, "Travis H." <solinym at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I want to create a server with a big disk subsystem, and it will have
> to support LVM and dm-crypt.  I'd like it to be very secure, so I was
> thinking SELinux or PaX, too.  Does anyone have experience with any
> distributions that fit this bill?
>
> I'm expecting that apart from creating and expanding filesystems, and
> running proxies, there will be little development or change in this
> system.

If you want to keep costs low, I'd recommend CentOS.  It's equivalent to RHEL, 
will get updates for years, is very solid, and has plenty of support 
available through its own channels and the same channels as RHEL and Fedora.  
If you end up having additional needs beyond the base system, you can get new 
packages in the form of generic RPMs or by rebuilding RHEL or Fedora Core 
RPMs, which can usually rebuild with little or no effort on CentOS.  If you 
want bleeding-edge security technologies, you might consider Fedora, but it 
isn't as thoroughly tested and won't get updates for as long without 
requiring a full upgrade.

http://www.centos.org/

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