Tag: Security
All the articles with the tag "Security".

Using NMAP for SSL/TLS Testing
Updated:NMAP is a great too for port monitoring but it also has some scripting features that are really handy to find weaknesses in your SSL/TLS deployments. You c

PacketFence Upgrade
Updated:Running the upgrade for packetfence from version 6.21 to 6.40 caused an issue during the process as freeradius failed to update.

Squid Proxy
Updated:We have a few special requirements in our network. For internet based traffic we use an appliance based proxy server that users must authenticate with to g

Nessus Trusted CA Certificates
It's that time again. Scanning for vulnerabilities means keeping certificates up to date. After updating our CA certificate to SHA-256 and KSP we now need

Using LDAP with Active Directory
Updated:Getting your Linux box to talk with Active Directory is pretty straight forward. But doing it securely will need you to have installed your CA certificate

Network Access Control
Updated:In order to satisfy a number of security requirements we implemented 802.1X authentication throughout our network - wired and wireless. Initially this was

OpenSSL Commands
Updated:General OpenSSL Commands These commands allow you to generate CSRs, Certificates, Private Keys and do other miscellaneous tasks. Generate a new private key

Laravel CSRF & $.ajax()
Updated:Laravel has a nice built in feature to prevent Cross Site Request Forgeries. In each form you simply drop in a {{ csrf_field() }} and you end up with an _t

Backing Up Juniper Configs
Updated:Spent ages looking at various options including rconfig and Laravel SSH, but had to surrender. Eventually figured out it couldn't be simpler! Setup an Open

Linux Firewall
Updated:Arno is a manager for the iptables firewall. It's pretty easy to setup and configure for the straightforward rules you need. Install it using eth0 as your