March 15, 2012 3:18 PM
Posted by: Eric Hansen
authentication,
PHP,
SSH,
Two-FactorFor a good couple of years now I've wondered if there was a way to write an authentication system in PHP that utilized SSH instead of the widely-breakable database and flatfile methods. After doing some research I found its possible after installing a PHP extension. This guide will detail the...
October 23, 2011 1:57 PM
Posted by: Eric Hansen
Remote Mounting,
SSH,
truecrypt
While testing new security possibilities...
October 12, 2011 1:00 PM
Posted by: Eric Hansen
Bash,
Key Generation,
linux,
Scripts,
SSHI've mentioned a good couple of times here on how to set up SSH key authentication, as well as some benefits to it. But, I was always wondering how (and if) I could make it more automated. Then it hit me, there's always ssh-keygen's wonderful man pages! A good hour or two later, I've come up...
August 12, 2011 9:18 PM
Posted by: Eric Hansen
Proxy,
security,
SSH,
Tutorial
When I was working at Ford, you were put behind a proxy. The idea intrigued me, as it was able to handle so many connections at once. Since then, I've been thinking of different ways to...
May 27, 2011 9:40 AM
Posted by: Eric Hansen
authentication,
SHA-512,
SSHI've been trying to figure out for a little bit now how to do use the previously written Two Factor Authentication via SSH article for logging into my system directly. While it's probably the...
May 10, 2011 9:21 AM
Posted by: Eric Hansen
authentication,
SSH,
Two-FactorSecurity and smart phones, a great combination when used in the right situations. A while ago, Google released their two-factor authentication mechanism, as well as released software to run on iPhones, Blackberries, and of course Android. Since they released this, I was wondering how long it'd...
February 25, 2011 1:04 PM
Posted by: Eric Hansen
configuration,
debate,
ease of use,
security,
speed,
SSH,
VPNIn the IT world lately there's been a lot of buzz about VPN, and how to effectively use it for remote administration. During this time, it seems a lot of people are forgetting the roots of remote administration (at least within the last few years), when VPN was just starting to get recognized...
November 6, 2010 10:23 AM
Posted by: Eric Hansen
authentication,
certificate,
security,
SSHIn the last part, there was a lot of planning, and preparation, for setting up SSH to use certificates instead of passwords to authenticate a user. Now comes the configuration and trial-and-error portion.
First thing I'm going to cover is the sshd_config file (config file for the SSH daemon),...
October 26, 2010 11:26 PM
Posted by: Eric Hansen
dummy account,
SSHTo kick start a new life into this blog, I have decided to venture into the realm of SSH security. Going through the troubles I've experienced so far in securing my own SSH server, providing tips along the way. This first part is going to probably be one of the more boring parts (read:...
First let me start off by saying that this can be used for iptables with some minor tweaking, but I chose to implement this using...
