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The Needle and the Haystack: Exploring Search Models, Part 2

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In the previous article, we demystified some search-related jargon, and learned how the humble Grep can be used to simulate a Boolean-model search engine....

Securing Apache, Part 7: Fool-proofing the Server OS

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Moving deeper into Web application and Apache security, let's now focus on OS commanding attacks, and those that lead to the disclosure of crucial...

Digital Forensic Analysis Using BackTrack, Part 1

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Digital forensics, the art of recovering and analysing the contents found on digital devices such as desktops, notebooks/netbooks, tablets, smartphones, etc., was little-known a...

DeleGate — A Multi-platform, Multipurpose Proxy Server

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A proxy server works as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers. There are various types of proxy servers. In...

lighttpd & SQLite: A Lightweight Web Server and Database Platform

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This article demonstrates the setting up of a lightweight Web server and database platform, using the lighttpd Web server and the SQLite database management...

Advanced Nmap: Scanning Firewalls Continued

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The previous article detailed methods to scan an IPCop-based firewall in a test environment. The scan output revealed several open ports, which could lead...

Exploring Software: Getting a Hang of Zope’s Grok

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According to Wikipedia, "to grok" is to share the same reality or line of thinking with another physical or conceptual entity. For example, to...

Joy of Programming: Bug Hunt

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Every programmer knows that debugging is akin to a detective's work. In this column, we'll cover this "bug hunt" process with an example of...

FreedomYUG: Get Out of Your Own Way

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How to Successfully Earn a Living with FOSS -- Part 2 Let's start with a simple example. You convince a friend, colleague, or a client...

CodeSport

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Welcome to CodeSport!  In this month's column, we turn our attention to software coding errors, which lead to buggy code. We will discuss different...