Mount and access remote file system Using SSHFS
SSHFS (Secure Shell FileSystem), is a tool that allows us to securely access and mount remote filesystems to local machine over the SSH protocol.
iperf : Network Throughput Monitoring Tool
Iperf is a commonly used network testing tool that can create TCP and UDP data...
How to release unused or cached memory in Linux
Release cached memory, Buffer and Swap Space on Linux
How to disable PING response in Linux
At some server hardening situation, we may need to disable the PING response, and we can do it as the following.
How to safely mount and read-only Linux Ext2/3/4 and LVM volumes on Windows OS
We can safely mount, read-only, copy and explore files on Linux Ext2/3/4, and LVM volumes from windows OS, using the following great 3 free tools..
Atmel AVR ATmega8 Breakout on a 7×5 LED dot matrix
A breakout for Atmel ATmega8 controller on 7×5 LED dot matrix display.
Apache and Nginx HTTP(S) non-WWW redirection
Nginx, & Apache NON-WWW Redirection regards to HTTP(s) protocol
Building SoftEther VPN L2TP/IPSec PPTP Docker Container
Initialize Ubuntu Host Device and Set Up a Basic Firewall Working on Ubuntu 16.04 sever....
Apache Secure Website With Writable 777 Directories
Content management, forum and other website software often require directories that are writable in order to function properly.
Laravel 5 Installation On CentOS
Repo Installation we’ll need to Install REMI and EPEL repositories, so open up a SSH connection...
Finding Php Shell Scripts In Your Website
PHP vulnerabilities are the norm, there is not much that can be done to prevent uploads of malicious files on a PHP site when there are world writable directories especially when your website is using a well known opensource community driven software product to power your website.
Open Source Web Stacks
When I first installed Apache, MySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin manually on a Windows machine, the whole process took hours! After learning that these applications can be installed by a single installer or package, I searched to the last page of the Internet for this time-saving program.
Putty SSH – Password-less & timeouts
This article will take you through generating RSA keys using PuTTYgen on Windows for secure SSH connection, settings Putty password-less SSH login,and settings timeouts for connection session.
Putty SSH – SOCKS Proxy
When browsing the Internet or sending mail when away from your home computer, there is no real way of ensuring it is secure.
Fail2ban
In this article you will learn how to install and configure fail2ban, a security tool that can help protecting your VPS/Server from brute force attacks.
Security Checks During Possible Compromise – Part 2
Continuing on checking your VPS/Server for possible security compromises.
Scanning for rootkits with rkhunter
Continuing with the scanning for rootkits articles, we now concentrate on installing and configuring rkhunter....
Scanning for rootkits with chkrootkit
Up-to-date and secure installations, firewalls, limited ssh access and strong passwords are all basic and...
Security Checks During Possible Compromise – Part 1
We are not living in a perfect world, and it is possible for a VPS/Servers...
Capturing Packets with Tcpdump
Tcpdump is a powerful network debugging tool which can be used for intercepting and displaying packets on a network interface. Moreover, only interested packets can be displayed by using its filtering feature.
Postfix – basic settings in main.cf
One of the key aspects of understanding and administering postfix is that it is designed to be a modular package.
Email – setting a Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record
Spam. No one likes it. No one wants it. No one needs it. However, it is there and is likely to be there for the foreseeable future.
Umask and unusual file permissions and types
In this last entry in our series on Linux file permissions we look at the umask and some more advanced file permissions. We also throw in some discussion of other file types you may see in a directory listing.
Installing apache on Gentoo
Installing the apache web server on a Gentoo server is as simple as using “emerge”.
Understanding logrotate on CentOS – part 2
In this second part of the logrotate series we look at how to set up rotation for virtual host logs, as well as some troubleshooting techniques.
