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Securing Your apache web server with a thawte Digital Certificate

In this guide you will find out how to test, purchase, install and use a thawte Digital Certificate on your Apache web server. Best practices for set-up are highlighted to help you manage your encryption keys and digital certificates. Also discussed is the role of thawte as...

Tags: Web Server, Digital Certificate, Apache Software Foundation, Apache Web Server, Server, Thawte, Digital Security, Network Security, Web Servers, Security, Open Source, Networking, Internet

White papers

Using Versora's Progression Web, SELECT Personnel Services Saves Money and Increases Security and Reliability Moving to an apache web server on Novell SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9

SELECT Personnel Services was founded in Santa Barbara, California in 1985. SELECT Personnel Services was faced with a few challenges that they were trying to overcome with a Microsoft Windows NT IIS Web Server. Due to Microsoft's upcoming discontinuance of support for Windows NT, it was necessary to upgrade their...

Tags: Web Server, Security, Web, Novell Inc., Apache Software Foundation, Apache Web Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, Web Servers, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Internet, Hardware

Case studies

Apache HTTP Server for Windows (2)

The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows NT. The main goal of Apache HTTP Server is to provide an efficient, secure and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current...

Tags: HTTP Server, Apache Software Foundation, Apache Web Server, Server, Microsoft Windows, Apache HTTP Server Project, Web Servers, Open Source, Internet

Software downloads 2008-02-01

How do I... Customize Apache Server log files to track my Web site

For a Web site owner or administrator trying to gauge the popularity and usability of his/her Web site, log file analysis is possibly the most powerful tool available. Server log files, which record details of incoming client requests, are rich sources of information on popular URLs, important referrers, concentrations of...

Tags: Web, Administrator, Blog, Apache Software Foundation, Apache Web Server, Server, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Open Source, Internet, Marketing

Download resources 2007-06-25

Setting up Apache as a Web server under Linux via GUI

Linux is increasingly becoming a popular alternative to Microsoft Windows for network administrators wanting to provide services for their organization. Learning a new OS like Linux can present some challenges to a long time Windows administrator however. This is the beginning of a series of articles aimed at the IT...

Tags: Web servers, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, GUI, Linux, server, Apache Software Foundation, Web server, IT administrator, Apache Web server, network administrator, Microsoft Windows, window, operating system, Microsoft Co

Image galleries 2007-06-30

Benchmarking and tuning Apache servers

Vincent Danen offers some tips on determining and tuning memory usage as a way of improving the performance of your Apache server. Apache is the number one Web server running on Linux systems. There are a number of little things that can be done to tune Apache performance...

Tags: Apache Software Foundation, Vincent Danen, OPEN SOURCE, benchmarking, server, Apache Web server, memory, Linux Tips Newsletter

Technical articles 2006-10-23

Control access to your Web site with Apache Server HTTP authentication

Web sites commonly protect sensitive data behind a login screen, which requires users to enter valid credentials before permitting them access. This document outlines the process of protecting access to areas of a Web site using Apache Server's built-in HTTP authentication system. For many Web sites and...

Tags: Web, TechRepublic Inc., HTTP, Apache Software Foundation, Apache Web Server, Server, Web Site, Authentication, Web Site Development, Open Source, Web Technology, Security, Internet

Download resources 2005-09-12

apache web server: Lock it down in 10 steps

Apache is the most popular Web server software in the world and the most popular open source application in the world. Of course, that popularity also makes it one of the world's most popular targets for attackers. Here are 10 best practices that can help you harden your Apache servers....

Tags: Web Server, TechRepublic Inc., Apache Software Foundation, Apache Web Server, Server, Web Servers, Open Source, Internet

Download resources 2005-05-06

Benchmarking and tuning Apache servers

Tuning?Is it really needed?You make an excellent arguement for it, but I have seen sites with literally thousands of connections running on minimal hardware that didn't get brought down as you suggest would happen.I've seen them get slowed down by heavy traffic, but not crashed.It is actually far more efective...

Tags: Apache Software Foundation, Apache Web server, benchmarking, Jaqui, linux, networking, server, software

Discussion threads 2006-10-24

ApacheConf (exe)

Apache web server GUI. Shell for visual editing of the Apache web server configuration file - httpd.conf. ApacheConf presents all the information from this file in structured view. You can see the entire structure of the server at a glance and you can easily manage all of the server's directives,...

Tags: Apache Software Foundation, Apache Web Server, ApacheConf, Open Source, Servers, Hardware

Software downloads 2003-09-11

apache web server Peer Product Review

Apache Web server Peer Product Review DiscussionShare your Apache Web server experiences with TechRepublic Members here by replying below!Apache - simply the bestThe feature rich web server that runs the Internet. With over 70% of web servers running Apache it disproves Microsoft's theory that open source is only secure because...

Tags: TechRepublic's Peer Produ, Apache Software Foundation, Apache Web, Apache Web server, Apache Web server Peer Product Review, TechRepublic's Peer Product Review, off-topic, server, Web server

Discussion threads 2006-02-14

Protect Web sites with Apache Server's HTTP authentication system

DOWNLOAD: Apache Server HTTP authenticationhttp://techrepublic.com.com/5138-3513-5860889.htmlAre parts of your organization's Web site protected by an HTTP authentication system? Do you use Apache Server? [b]What other Web server would you like TechRepublic to cover regarding an HTTP authentication system?[/b]quibblesbasic http authentication is not very secure.using mod_auth_[database engine name] is actually far stronger.or,...

Tags: access, apache, Apache Software Foundation, Apache Web server, authentication, HTTP, HTTP authentication system, Mark W. Kaelin, programming, server, Web site, web sites

Discussion threads 2005-09-12

Protect Web sites with Apache Server's HTTP authentication system

Websites commonly protect sensitive data behind a login screen, which requiresusers to enter valid credentials before permitting them access. This loginscreen is part of a larger authentication application, usually written in a Webscripting language like PHPor Perl,which interfaces with a database to verify user credentials and grant or denyaccess.Thereis only...

Tags: Â, Apache Software Foundation, Apache Web server, Guest Contributor, HTTP, server, Web, Web site

Technical articles 2005-09-12

Microsoft targets apache web server

Microsoft targets Apache Web serverarticle rootMicrosoft targets Apache Web serverWhen Microsoft releases Longhorn Server in 2007, it will introduce a re-architected edition of its IIS Web server. At Microsoft's TechEd 2005, Bob Muglia, who is senior vice president in the Windows Server Division, said that the changes will make IIS...

Tags: apache, Apache Software Foundation, Apache Web server, hardware, iis, linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft IIS Server, server, Sonja Thompson, teched2005, web server, windows

Discussion threads 2005-06-09

DOWNLOAD: apache web server: Lock it down in 10 steps

.http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10595-5697982.htmlAfter you take a look at this video, please post your feedback, ideas for future improvements, or further thoughts on this topic.Thanks,TechRepublic Downloads TeamOther Ideas?I'd be interested in hearing what you other SysAdmins out there have done to harden Apache. And please let me know if you have any...

Tags: apache, Apache Software Foundation, Apache Web server, Jason Hiner, linux, security, server, unix, Web server

Discussion threads 2005-05-06

Linux Quick Fix Notebook

No matter how many times you have configured a network or a Web site under the Linux operating system there will be features you forget to implement if you don't have some form of reference. In the Linux Quick Fix Notebook, author Peter Harrison establishes the definitive Linux reference by...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux Quick Fix Notebook, Linux, Peter Harrison, Prentice Hall Inc., Addison-Wesley, Apache Web server, networking, Samba, RAID, routine, Apache Software Foundation, permission, Web server, firewall, Web site, operating system, network

Download resources 2005-03-21

Use mod_rewrite to handle URLs on Apache servers

On your Apache Web server, the ability to manipulate URLscan enable important security features and open up a range of Web siteenhancements. Your tool in this pursuit is the Apache module mod_rewrite,a powerful mechanism for URL handling. Mod_rewrite givesyou the resources to manipulate URLs dynamically in client-server interactionsfor security and...

Tags: Apache Software Foundation, Apache Web server, Scott Robinson, server, Session ID, Web

Technical articles 2004-12-21

Secure your Apache server with these tips

When you're in charge of the Web server, the powers-that-betreat you like the guard at the bank: If anyone gets into the vault, theyexpect it to be over your dead body. There's a lot you can do to secure Webtransactions at both the application and network level, but the buck...

Tags: Apache Software Foundation, Apache Web server, Scott Robinson, server

Technical articles 2004-12-16

Oracle Tip: Enable PHP support on Oracle's default Apache server

This article originally appeared in the Oracle e-newsletter. Click here to subscribe automatically.When you install an Oracle database, youautomatically install an Apache 1.3 HTTP server on which thedatabase relies for many of its products and features. It seems tobe a waste of resources to install a second Web server fordatabase-driven...

Tags: Scripting languages, Web servers, Apache Software Foundation, Apache Web server, Scott Stephens, PHP, Oracle Corp., server

Technical articles 2004-06-02

Lock IT Down: Apache servers experience increasing number of attacks

Close the door to a security hole in older versions of ApacheI report on a lot of software vulnerabilities here, and I try to weed out the unimportant ones. But there’s no real way to know in advance which ones will be exploited and which ones cybervandals will essentially ignore....

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SSL/TLS, SECURITY, ESecurityplanet.com, John McCormick, Apache Software Foundation, vulnerability, server, Apache Web server

Technical articles 2002-12-02