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March 26, 2009  12:18 AM

Protect your ssh server with DenyHosts



Posted by: Xjlittle
denyhosts, secure, Security, ssh, SSHD

If you have an SSH server that is accessible from the internet then you should look at the DenyHosts application to protect your servers and networks. DenyHosts protects your servers by parsing your ssh log for failed attempts at ssh login. The log where this is recorded varies by distribution....

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February 11, 2009  6:47 PM

How secure is your network? (Part 1)



Posted by: Xjlittle
crackers, Firewalls, hackers, network, Security, ssh

After reading this article I began to wonder how secure my home network really is. After giving the article much thought I concluded that my home network is probably not as secure as I would want. Sure it's secure, probably above and beyond...

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September 1, 2008  9:34 PM

Ubuntuserver is unbelievably stupid



Posted by: Xjlittle
centos, grub, gui, headless, inittab, lilo, Linux, ssh, ubuntu, ubuntuserver, ubuntuserver upgrade, zimbra

Yes you read the title right. Ubunutserver is unbelievably stupid. Ok let's take it from the top. I had Ubuntuserver 7.0.4 installed as my WebDAV secure server, my son's baseball team's website, samba and so on. I run this server headless and without a gui. Note here that the normal install...

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