Linux Tutorials on the topic “security”
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Full Drive Encryption with Debian 9.4 or Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Author: Chris Silva • Tags: debian, linux, security, ubuntu • Comments: 0 • Published: Jul 25, 2018This tutorial will show you step by step how to encrypt a full drive with Cryptsetup on Debian 9.4 or Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver). The drive that gets encrypted may not be part of an LVM volume.
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Integration of CFSSL with the Lemur Certificate Manager
Author: Ahmad • Tags: linux, security • Comments: 1 • Published: Jul 09, 2018This tutorial shows the integration of CFSSL with the Lemur certificate Manager. In the previous article on Lemur certificate manager, we have not used any third party root Certification Authority (CA) for the client certificates. Therefore, in this tutorial, PKI will be set up using CFSSL (Cloudflare's SSL) and integrated with the Lemur project.
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How to setup an SFTP server on CentOS
Author: shahril bin kamaruzzaman •
Tags: centos, linux, security, server •
Comments: 12 •
Updated: Mar 22, 2018 This tutorial explains how to setup and use an SFTP server on CentOS. Before I start, let me explain what actually SFTP represents and what it is used for. SFTP stands for SSH File Transfer Protocol or Secure File Transfer Protocol. It uses a separate protocol packaged with SSH to provide a secure connection.
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Monitoring and Detecting Modified Files using Tripwire on CentOS 7
Author: Muhammad Arul •
Tags: centos, linux, security •
Comments: 0 •
Published: Mar 02, 2018 Tripwire is a powerful IDS that protects your system against unwanted changes. You can use it to monitor your system files, including website files, so when there is an unwanted file change, Tripwire will check your system and if set up correctly, can alert you on email.
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Installation of Lemur Certificate Manager on Ubuntu
Author: Ahmad •
Tags: linux, security, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 •
Published: Feb 26, 2018 This tutorial shows the installation of the Lemur certificate management software on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Lemur is an open source project of NetFlix and used to generate the certificates for customers/clients.
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Securing ISPConfig 3.1 With a Free Let's Encrypt SSL Certificate
Author: howtoforge •
Tags: ispconfig, security, ubuntu •
Comments: 23 •
Published: Feb 13, 2018 This tutorial shows how to create and configure a free Let's encrypt SSL certificate for the ISPconfig interface (port 8080), the email system (Postfix and Dovecot/Courier), the FTP server (pure-ftpd) and Monit.
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How to Encrypt Files with Tomb on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Author: Dan Fries •
Tags: linux, security, ubuntu •
Comments: 2 •
Published: Jan 25, 2018 This tutorial shows how to encrypt your files by using Tomb on Ubuntu 16.04. Tomb is an alternative to Truecrypt and Veracrypt designed for Linux systems.
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Install Observium Network Monitoring on Debian 9
Author: Hitesh Jethva •
Tags: debian, linux, networking, security •
Comments: 4 •
Published: Dec 19, 2017 Observium is a free and open source Network Management and Monitoring tool that can be used to monitor all of the network devices. It is written in PHP and uses SNMP to collect the data from the connected device and monitor them using a web interface. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install and configure Observium on Debian 9 server.
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How to Install and Use Encryptpad on Ubuntu 16.04
Author: Hitesh Jethva •
Tags: linux, security, ubuntu •
Comments: 1 •
Published: Dec 14, 2017 EncryptPad is a free and open source software application that can be used for viewing and editing encrypted text using a simple and convenient graphical and command line interface. It uses OpenPGP RFC 4880 file format. You can easily encrypt and decrypt file using EncryptPad.
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How to install and use SoftHSM on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Author: Ahmad •
Tags: security, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 •
Published: Dec 05, 2017 SoftHSM is basically an implementation of a cryptographic store accessible through a PKCS #11 interface. The PKCS#11 interface is used to communicate or access the cryptographic devices such as HSM (Hardware Security Modules) and smart cards. The primary purpose of HSM devices is to generate cryptographic keys and sign/encrypt information without revealing the private key to the others.
