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Category Archives: Security

SSH Denied Even Though The Keys Are Authorized

Friday, June 27, 2008

I recently had to reinstall one of my servers. It was a pain. I didn’t have the partitions correct, so I lost my web install, and I hate how Ubuntu does not let us put /etc on a separate partition because of init. I struggled for a while with being forced to enter a password [...]

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The OpenSSL Vulnerability

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

I recently established my network to use SSH connections. My three Ubuntu systems I discovered were using weak keys that had been generated using the flawed packages. If you haven’t been paying attention, Canonical issued USN-612-1 on 5/13/2008. If you’re using keys that have been generated since September 2006, it’s likely that you need to [...]

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Webmin is my new favorite admin ninja tool

Friday, May 16, 2008

I have been struggling for some time with finding a way of properly managing my network, from a easy to use, fast interface. I’m pretty much set in stone that a web solution was what I was looking for. I found it in a tool called Webmin. You can download it from http://www.webmin.com. It’s built [...]

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Security Alert – LoCo Teams Hosting Servers Compromised

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

If you’re a part of a any Ubuntu Loco Teams, you may have noticed that they’ve been down for a period. That’s because of a security breach. I encourage you to review these instructions for securing your system after the Ubuntu LoCo team hosts have been attacked.

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