Tag: ssh
Using Google Authenticator with SSH to Secure Your Servers
This tutorial is about integrating the Google authentication mechanism in our servers to harden security. It guides readers on how to integrate Google authentication...
SSHFS: A Simple System for Working with Remote Directories
In Linux, SSHFS or the SSH File System is used to mount and interact with directories and files that are located on a remote...
Methods To Lock Down WordPress wp-admin, and Accessing it Using SOCKS5...
It's as simple as this: have SSH listen on the standard port 22, and when you check your server logs, you see all sorts...
Guard Your Network with IPCop, Part 3: Block Outgoing Traffic
The first article in the series discussed IPCop 1.4.21, its basic installation and configuration. Though an excellent firewall distro, basic IPCop has limited functionality....
Guard Your Network with IPCop, Part 2: Add-ons
A basic installation of IPCop provides minimum firewall functionality such as a proxy, compatibility with various Internet connections, port forwarding, IPSec VPN, etc. To...
SYN Flooding using SCAPY and Prevention using iptables
DoS (Denial of Service) attacks against Web services make them unavailable for legitimate users, affecting the website owner's potential business. These involve intentional consumption...
Backups and More with rsync
Learn how to use this powerful utility that almost all experts use in their day-to-day work, to perform tasks like back-ups, and much more.
The...
What All’s Possible with the Android Dual-SIM Smartphone — MediaTek MT6516
A dual-SIM smartphone manufactured in China runs Android 2.2.1 Froyo. Geeks always find noteworthy products based on Linux!
Today, people are rarely surprised to see...
Gitolite: Administer a Central Git Repository without Going Insane
Over the past few years, centralised version control systems like SVN have steadily given way to distributed systems like Git or Mercurial -- the...
Advanced Nmap: FIN Scan & OS Detection
Nmap is a fantastic tool, and I just can't refrain from praising it, every time I use it. The earlier articles in this series...
