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Keeping your Debian Systen secure
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Debian takes security very seriously: We handle all security problems brought to our attention and ensure that they are corrected
a reasonable timeframe. Many advisories are coordinated with other free software vendors and are published the same day
vulnerability is madle public and we also have a Security_Aucit team that reviews the archive looking for new or unfixed security bugs.
Experience has shown that
'security through obscurity" cloes not work: Public disclosure allows for more rapid and better solutions to
security problems. In that vein; this page addresses Debian's status with respect to various known security holes; which could
potentially affect Debian:
Debian also participates in security standlarcization efforts_
the Debian Security_Advisories are CVE-Compatible (review the cross
references) and Debian is represented in the Board of the Qpen Vulnerability_Assessme Language project.
Keeping your Debian system secure
In order to receive the latest Debian security advisories
subscribe to the debian-security-announce mailing list.
You can use apt to easily get the latest security updlates. This requires a line such as
Geb
nttp: / /security. debian
rg/debian-security bullseye-security
main
ontrib
non-free
in your /etc/apt/scurces.List file. Then execute apt-get
upcate
65 apt-get upgrade to dlownload and apply the pending updates. The
security archive is signed with the normal Debian archive signingkeys:
within