Configuring IPsec on your XP Professional laptop IPsec is a tool you can use to secure your network communications. I use IPsec to ensure my wireless connections are secured. IPsec offers security and peace of mind over and above the traditional WEP and MAC-address filtering. NOTE: although this article was written with wireless communication in […]
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Secure Your Wireless with IPsec This article originally appeared on O’Reilly ONLamp. Wireless access is all the rage. Wireless this, wireless that. It’s everywhere. Hot spots are turning up everywhere. Many are free. Many are totally unsecured. There are several in my neighbourhood. I have no idea who is running them, but at least one
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Using a jail as a virtual machine This article shows you how I created a jail for the OSW website. It runs in a jail on the same system as this website. I originally did this install back in November 2003 and the notes from that session form the basis of this article. I have
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scp tricks If you don’t know about scp, then today is your lucky day. It is a great tool for copying file around. In the following examples, here are the terms I will use: remotebox is the IP address or hostname of the remote box. Here are a few pratical examples to help you get
Creating a VPN using PPTP I’m working for a US based company which has an office here in Ottawa. I also work from home, as do two other employees here. Until today, I’ve been using a VPN from my W2K box, which is what I usually use from day to day when accessing the office
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stunnel – encryption and security I’m about to enter into a business relationship with a west coast hosting company. They actually gave me the box just over two months ago, but various things have prevented us from completing the deal. For the most part, the delay has been because of other commitments and project planning.
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PostgreSQL 7.2 upgrade and crypto I upgraded to
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Anonymous FTP server This article was written by Kim Scarborough <somebody@unknown.nu>. Reviewers include Nik Clayton, Crist J. Clark, and Yonatan Bokovza. Although much of the purpose of anonymous FTP has been rendered obsolete by HTTP, it still has one advantage: allowing anonymous uploads. [Ed. note: see also upload files via http.] Often, people want to
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stunnel – another way to avoid plain text passwords This article was written by Mike Miller and reviewed by Robert Hough and Jim C. Nasby. Plain text passwords are the worst! I run a personal mail server on a public network. Every time I check my email from the office I’m sending out my password
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ssh exploit – how to avoid it Over IRC, I’ve learned about an SSH exploit. And I’ve also learned how to avoid the exploit. I’m not claiming to be an expert in this area. I do claim to be relaying information which might help you. Those amongst you that know more about this area than
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