Posts Tagged ‘Security

Securing SSH on Mac OS X by limiting who can log in

This post will describe two different methods for securing SSH that work on both Tiger and Leopard (client or server). These tips can be done as needed on machines that will have ssh enabled, or as part of your deployment image(s). Personally, I make these changes to our images because if a machine is bound [...]

AD Integration, Hardware, Mac, Software, Unix

Leopard – Keeping the Guest Account Disabled

Much has been said about the new Guest account in Leopard, and how it’s not as simple and secure as Apple makes it sound.
The Lame LeopardTuttle SVC
I think this is a good feature for what Apple probably intended, at home for friends and family members to “borrow” your Mac. But in a higher education environment, [...]

Desktop Management, Mac