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Learning Puppet Security: Secure your IT environments with the powerful security tools of Puppet

Learning Puppet Security: Secure your IT environments with the powerful security tools of Puppet


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    Book DescriptionIf 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.



    Table of Contents:
    Table of Contents
    1. Puppet as a security tool
    2. Tracking Changes to Objects
    3. Puppet for Compliance
    4. Security Reporting with Puppet
    5. Securing Puppet
    6. Community Modules for Security
    7. Network Security and Puppet
    8. Centralized Logging
    9. Puppet and OS Security tools
    10. Appendix: Going forward


    About the Author :
    Jason Slagle is a veteran of systems and network administration of 18 years. Having worked on everything from Linux systems to Cisco networks and SAN storage, he is always looking for ways to make his work repeatable and automated. When he is not hacking a computer for work or pleasure, he enjoys running, cycling, and occasionally, geocaching. Jason is a graduate of the University of Toledo from the computer science and engineering technology program with a bachelor's degree in science. He is currently employed by CNWR, an IT and infrastructure consulting company in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio. There, he supports several prominent customers in their quest to automate and improve their infrastructure and development operations. He occasionally serves as a part-time instructor at the University of Toledo. Jason has previously worked as a technical reviewer on Puppet 3: Beginner's Guide and Puppet Monitoring and Reporting.


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    Product Details
    • ISBN-13: 9781784398897
    • Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
    • Publisher Imprint: Packt Publishing Limited
    • Edition: Digital original
    • No of Pages: 236
    • ISBN-10: 1784398896
    • Publisher Date: 13 Jan 2025
    • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
    • Language: English
    • Sub Title: Secure your IT environments with the powerful security tools of Puppet


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