Linux EC2 Instance Security Consideration

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Published on 2011-01-10T21:39:18Z Indexed on 2011/01/10 21:55 UTC
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I am going to host a web site in Amazon EC2 instance which would be a Linux instance. My web application will be developed using PHP, Apache and MySql. As I am new to Linux and Amazon EC2 environment, what are key areas in security should I consider to protect my server? This may be very very generic question as the security itself a vast area. But I need to kick start with most imporant points. That way I would be able to track down all those areas one by one.

Linux EC2 Instance Security Consideration

Posted by Amzath on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Amzath
Published on 2011-01-10T21:48:15Z Indexed on 2011/01/10 21:55 UTC
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I am going to host a web site in Amazon EC2 instance which would be a Linux instance. My web application will be developed using PHP, Apache and MySql. As I am new to Linux and Amazon EC2 environment, what are key areas in security should I consider to protect my server? This may be very very generic question as the security itself a vast area. But I need to kick start with most imporant points. That way I would be able to track down all those areas one by one.

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