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Learn to install and configure the free OpenVPN software package under OpenSolaris. OpenVPN is an opensource VPN solution using SSL for encryption and certificate authentication. The tutorial teaches how to install & configure OpenVPN and create certificates for authentication.
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According to RFC2821 the lowest-numbered records are the most preferred MX for domain. So a target Postfix backup server is used to keep the messages in a queue waiting for the primary server to become available. This ensures that if my primary MX goes down you do not loss any emails. However, spammers are connects to backup MX to avoid anti spam filters that are running on the primary MX server. This also hides their real IP from my primary MX. This tutorial shows how to configure anti-spam and anti-virus for Red Hat / CentOS Linux ver5.3 based Postfix mx server.
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Securing a Web Server and your hosted applications is indeed a daunting task, but it's not an impossible one. As a public resource, a Web Server is like "bloody shark bait" for some. But it doesn't have to be: Learn to guard against the serious threats to your public Web Servers with a heavy dose of prevention.
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The Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) API exposes a set of functions that application programmers use for security-related functions like user authentication, data encryption, LDAP, and more. In this article, get a basic guide to the PAM model on Linux, see how to configure PAM, and learn how to design a sample PAM login application in 10 easy steps.
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A script I wrote in bash used to email events to you everyday rather than having to manually go through the logs.
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Packt is pleased to announce a new book on CISSP. Written by M. L. Srinivasan CISSP in 21 Days is a quick revision guide that helps candidates prepare for the CISSP Exam and approach it confidently with the help of step-by-step preparation and practice questions.
Success in this respected exam opens the door for ones dream job as a security expert as well as an eye catching salary. Passing the final exam is challenging as every year a lot of candidates do not prepare sufficiently and fail at the final stage. This happens when they cover everything but do not revise properly and hence lack in confidence.
This books 'concise explanation' will take candidates through the final weeks before the exam with a day-by-day plan covering all of the exam topics enabling them to enter the exam room with confidence. Candidates will get to know the requirements of the CISSP examination and structure their preparation accordingly. The book helps them build their understanding of myriad concepts in the Information Security domain thus integrating their existing knowledge, experience, and prior learning to easily remember the concepts.
This small and concise CISSP exam quick-revision guide provides a disciplined approach to be adopted for reviewing and revising the core concepts a month before the exam, by providing concise explanation of important concepts in all the 10 domains of the CISSP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK). Each domain is covered in two chapters that are represented as days and each chapter contains some practice questions including a full-blown mock test for practice.
This book is for all aspirants who are planning to take the CISSP examination and obtain the coveted CISSP certification that is considered as the 'Gold Standard' in Information Security personal certification. The book is out now and is available from Packt. For more information, please visit http://www.packtpub.com/crack-the-cissp-exam-in-21-days/book
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This article explains how you can protect your piece of digital content—whether it be documents, audio tracks, video clips, or cropped images that end users can download with their favorite browser. It will show you what you need to know about the DRM technology to achieve DRM interoperability from device to device.
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In Red Hat Linux or Fedora Linux you may get errors like"AVC access denied". If you disable SELinux then you can come out of this errors. Once you have done everything then you can enable it. This tutorial shows you how to Enable / Disable SELinux Management.
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This article provides developers and administrators with a listing of the developerWorks articles that cover configuration, administration, interoperability, Kerberized filesystems (NFS V4), and different Kerberized login modules based on the IBM AIX Network Authentication Service (NAS).
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Although GNU/Linux has the reputation of being a more secure operating system than Microsoft Windows, you still need to secure the Linux desktop. This tutorial takes you through the steps of installing and configuring antivirus software, creating a backup-restore plan, and making practical use of a firewall. When you finish, you'll have the tools you need to harden your Linux desktop against most attacks and prevent illegal access to your computer.
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Up until quite recently, a Macintosh user was able to remain mostly free from harmful worms and viruses on their computers This is partially because of the fact that as Mac OS X is Unix-based, the operating system is relatively secure against such attacks
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iptables is a tool used in linux distributions to control kernel's netfilter's firewall. Here is a tutorial on iptables.IPtables firewall contains 3 tables, every table contains chains. Those chains are default. User is able tdefine new chains and link from default chains to those user defined chains.
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Sometimes you need to encrypt your home (and maybe swap) partition so it will not be available until you input a password and/or use a key. This tutorial is about encrypting a FreeBSD Home Partition using GELI.
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A rootkit is a program designed to take fundamental control of a computer system, without authorization by the system’s owners and legitimate managers. Most rootkits use the power of the kernel to hide themselves, they are only visible from within the kernel. How do I detect rootkits under CentOS or Debian Linux server?
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General advices regarding security of a Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD and generaly Unix. Linux is more vulnerable because some distros have activated many services in default installation so you must disable services you do not need.
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