tool to check security

[Ben]

On Tue, 1 Feb 2011, ESGLinux wrote:

> I have received a machine with RHEL 5.1 installed and I have to put in a 
> production enviroment with other machines I have installed.
>
> I haven´t installed this machine and I want to check if it is secured and 
> it can´t make problems with my systems.
>
> Long time ago I used a tool that your run on a system (perhaps it was a 
> Suse... I used to work with Suse in the past) and it gave me a report for 
> possible security problems but I can´t remmember which tool was.
>
> Any one knows a tool that makes this work?

I'd probably download and try a Nessus locally.

Ben
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