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Learning Puppet Security

By:Jason Slagle
Publisher:Packt Publishing
Print ISBN:9781784397753
eText ISBN:9781784398897
Edition:1
Copyright:2015
Format:Reflowable

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Book Description

If you are a security professional whose workload is increasing, or a Puppet professional looking to increase your knowledge of security, or even an experienced systems administrator, then this book is for you. This book will take you to the next level of security automation using Puppet. The book requires no prior knowledge of Puppet to get started.

What you will learn

  • Use Puppet manifests to show system compliance and track changes to the operating system resources
  • Generate security reports using PuppetDB to show that the systems are up to date
  • Automate CIS compliance using community modules
  • Configure firewalls automatically based on roles
  • Demystify the Puppet SSL stack
  • Set up centralized logging with dashboard search functionality using Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana
  • Configure your systems to be secure automatically using SELinux with Puppet
  • Use Puppet to assist with PCI DSS compliance

Who this book is for

If you are a security professional whose workload is increasing, or a Puppet professional looking to increase your knowledge of security, or even an experienced systems administrator, then this book is for you. This book will take you to the next level of security automation using Puppet. The book requires no prior knowledge of Puppet to get started.

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