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- Not Invented Here has no place in open source development
- Last week, many Debian users got something of a shock when they realized that encryption keys for OpenSSH, OpenSSL, and OpenVPN have all been vulnerable to relatively easy compromise for a while. Previously, I discussed how you can detect and replace vulnerable SSH keys on Debian, and Vincent Danen...
- Tags: Software, OpenSSL, Developer, Team, Problem, Debian, Tool, Ssl/Tls, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Security, Management, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2008-05-22
- Detect and replace vulnerable SSH keys on Debian
- As many of my readers no doubt already know, Debian GNU/Linux recently had some cryptographic vulnerability problems. By far, the most common effect of this on users of Debian will be the existence of weak cryptographic keys for OpenSSH. If you have SSH keys generated by OpenSSH on...
- Tags: SSH, Debian, Key, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- Find and fix weak OpenSSL/OpenSSH keys: Debian-based Linux vulnerability
- A recent vulnerability was found in the OpenSSL package as provided by Debian and Debian-based Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, that broke the effectiveness of the OpenSSL PRNG Predictable Random Number Generator. This vulnerability caused OpenSSL to generate weak keys for anything relying on OpenSSL, including SSL certificates, OpenSSH keys,...
- Tags: OpenSSL, Linux, Perl, Vulnerability, Debian, OpenSSH, Debian Team, Ssl/Tls, Operating Systems, Open Source, Security, Software, Vincent Danen
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- Using OpenPGP on UNIX/Linux systems with GnuPG
- PGP is the name of an encryption program created in 1991 by Philip Zimmerman. Since then, PGP has become the dominant model for personal privacy encryption software. In July 1998, PGP Inc. proposed an OpenPGP standard to the IETF. This standard would provide guidance for creating personal...
- Tags: FreeBSD, Linux System, Debian, Key, PGP Corp., GnuPG, OpenPGP Working Group, RFC 2440, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Open Source, Linux, UNIX, Management, Software, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2008-02-14
- Keep up with the World Series of Linux
- There's an interesting competition over at crn.com. Proceeding from the premise that Linux is ready for small and midsize enterprises, their editors are testing the best distros (out of the roughly 176) for jumping into the business world: "Put to the test of usability in a standard office environment, which...
- Tags: Goal, Debian, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2007-12-13
- problems adding Windows drivers for cups in Debian linux
- hi everyone i am having one problem i have printers installed on my Linux server, i was trying to add drivers for my HP Laserjet 9000 to use it under windows but i am allways getting this message can anyone help me please as i am starting to go crazy...
- Tags: Operating systems, Printers, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, nerijus_ged@..., Samba, Debian, server, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-11-14
- Ubuntu Documentation
- I have see some discussion is going on about ubuntu documentation http://help.ubuntu.com. But i am really impressed with the ubuntu documentation available http://www.ubuntugeek.com.Please have a look at the site and you will definitely love this
- Tags: debian, Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
- Debian Linux Web Server crashes/slows down to a snail speed every few days
- I have a problem that has been troubling me for about 2-3 months now and I havent been able to figure out what is going wrong. This is my first post so please be kind. Usually I'm able to find the solution to my problems myself, but with this one...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, joshb@..., Debian, server
- Discussion threads 2007-11-11
- Are you a Debian advocate?
- ubuntuis based on debian as is Knoppix, Linspire, MEPIS, and Xandros. also - one of the best package management systems, apt, came out of debian.DebianMy first Linux install was Debian Woody. It's like night and day comparing the setup process on there to what's available now in Ubuntu...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, jlwallen@..., Debian
- Discussion threads 2007-11-08
- Are you a Debian advocate?
- There's a really good, in-depth article on the Debian community at ITPro.co.uk. It gives a nice history of Debian's origins and development and makes the case for it as one of the most important factors in Linux's commercial success: Debian GNU/Linux was the first project to be deliberately modelled...
- Tags: Debian, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2007-11-08
- Dual linux Server setting Up problem
- Hi Experts, we are planning to start a new server with Dual Linux OS in DELL PE 2900 with RHEL4 and Debian.we installed the Dual linux i am able to see on the grub Loader.i am login into Redhat linux and not able to login in Debian.problem:-we installed the...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Servers, hivosroblr, server, Linux server, Debian, Linux, RHEL4
- Discussion threads 2007-10-24
- debian linux on SATA HDD
- friends, i tried a lot to install debial linux to my SATA HDD ,but it was a failure.pls help me ...from kaleshan@yahoo.com
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, kaleshan@..., SATA HDD, Serial ATA, Debian
- Discussion threads 2007-09-30
- Debian Installation help on dell server 2900 series
- Hi experts, i have problem in my Dell server 2900 model.As we are planning to install the Debian through internet my SAS drivers are not loading and RAID(Perc/5i intergerated raid card ) also not detecting as i am not able to go further for installation of debian. we are...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Woody, hivosroblr, Debian, CD, Dell Computer Corp., Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-08-29
- Create a simple honeypot with Debian and Nepenthes
- Windows stuff"By far the most frequently seen piece of malware has been mssmpp.exe,which seems to be a derivative of the W32.IRCBot Trojan which has been hanging around since 2002; this Trojan will infect the host, which then becomes a member of a botnet."That trojan is for Windows, and it wont...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Debian, ignorance, miksuh@..., Linux, honeypot, malware, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-08-22
- Create a simple honeypot with Debian and Nepenthes
- We all know how important it is to run a firewall; whether it be the default Windows firewall, third-party software, or a hardware firewall on your network gateway, you would be mad to connect to the Internet without at least one! The ‘survival time' is the amount of time an...
- Tags: Malware, Debian, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2007-08-21
- I have to install Dual Linux OS
- Hi buddies,we have a Dell Server 2900...we are planning to install dual Linus OS with Debian & RHEL 4 in the same server.we want to know which one is the right way to install the OS weather its Debian or RHEL 4 because we kindly want to know that after...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Servers, hivosroblr, Debian, Linux, operating system
- Discussion threads 2007-08-13
- Windows & Linux home mini-network, iptables forward problem
- 1. Debian GNU/Linux, trying to configure as gateway firewall machine. Internet device is eth1, getting address using DHCP from ISP via 4-port router, OK. LAN device is eth0, configured with static IP address in 192.x.x.x range.2. Windows XP SP2 to be client machine, eventually using DHCP...
- Tags: Operating systems, NETWORKING, Network technology, OPEN SOURCE, Absolutely, DHCP, Microsoft Windows, Debian, IP, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-06-16
- Debian Linux and setting a network printer.
- Hello, has anyone had any luck on how to setup a network printer on Debian linux? here's the scenario - running Debian linux on a Compaq Presario laptop 1200LX series. Specs includes a Celeron 700 for processing power, Memory 256MB. 10G HDD. Printer is setup on a hawkins print server...
- Tags: Printers, Operating systems, linuxkg100@..., printer, Debian, network printer, network
- Discussion threads 2007-05-27
- Likening Linux Distributions to US Politics
- This is going to be a stretch but something hit me today when I was taking a look at some posts regarding Ubuntu. You can look at Linux distributions as if they were political parties vying for a spot in the United States political machine. Lets see how this plays...
- Tags: Windows, Ubuntu, Suse, Rpm, Open Source, Linux, Gpl, Get Jacked, General, Fedora
- Blog posts 2007-04-01
- Update Linux and FreeBSD systems for new Daylight Savings Time settings
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.Startingin spring 2007, most of the United States and Canada will observe DaylightSavings Time during the period between the second Sunday in March and thefirst Sunday in November, thanks to acts of the federal legislature. This meansthat DST begins three weeks earlier...
- Tags:  /etc/localtime Sun, Chad Perrin, Daylight Saving Time, Debian, FreeBSD, Linux, Open source, operating system, software, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Technical articles 2007-02-28
