This article explains how you can set up SSL vhosts under nginx on Ubuntu 11.04 and Debian Squeeze so that you can access the vhost over HTTPS (port 443). SSL is short for Secure Sockets Layer and is a cryptographic protocol that provides security for communications over networks by encrypting segments of network connections at the transport layer end-to-end.
Read more »Hosting Multiple SSL Web Sites On One IP With Apache 2.2 & GnuTLS (Debian Lenny)
This tutorial describes how you can host multiple SSL-encrypted web sites (HTTPS) on one IP address with Apache 2.2 and GnuTLS on a Debian Lenny server.
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How To Expand Usable Storage Space In Ubuntu
what happens when your ISP (Internet Service Provider) blocks port 80?
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How to generate self-signed SSL certificates for apache on linux
This tutorial assumes you’re going to do a self-signed certificate. Note that you can pretty much follow along with the tutorial for getting and installing a certificate via a Certificate Authority (CA), but omit the steps for generating your own self-signed cert. Generate the request, work with the CA to get the certificate, and then follow the installation and configuration steps.
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Decrypt HTTPS Traffic Using Wireshark And Key File
Wireshark is a useful tool in troubleshooting. Wireshark can decrypt SSL traffic as long as you have the server private key. This can be extremely useful, if you have to debug HTTPS traffic and cannot use HTTP instead.
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The EFF SSL Observatory
The EFF has put up a new page for a project which it calls the SSL observatory. They have spent months collecting information about SSL certificates across the net; as one might expect, they have found some interesting things.
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HTTPS Extension Adds Default SSL Browsing to Firefox
The Tor Project and the Electronic Frontier Foundation have released HTTPS Everywhere, a Firefox extension that activates SSL/TSL encryption on sites that support the security setting, but don't feature it as a default when visiting because of partial support, unsecured trackback links or other issues. To alleviate this problem, HTTPS Everywhere writes all requests in HTTPS.
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Ubuntu SSL 2048-bit Key
When SSL is used with Apache via the mod_ssl module, it will create an encrypted RSA file which has two components a private file which is kept secure on the server and a public file which is placed in the Certificate file and is thus used by users when they connect to the server. Users will be able to communicate securely then using the encryption that results in this kind of communication.
Read more »Thunderbird Secure Connections Using Postfix
Client configuration can be just as big of problem as the set up for the server. One of the problems is that not all clients, both Linux and Windows, are capable of handling TLS or SMTP AUTH. That is getting better but it is still a problem. One great alternative client is Thunderbird, Icedove if you are on Debian.
Read more »How To Set Up MySQL Database Replication With SSL Encryption On CentOS 5.4
This tutorial describes how to set up database replication in MySQL using an SSL connection for encryption (to make it impossible for hackers to sniff out passwords and data transferred between the master and slave).
Read more »How To Set Up MySQL Database Replication With SSL Encryption On Ubuntu 9.10
This tutorial describes how to set up database replication in MySQL using an SSL connection for encryption (to make it impossible for hackers to sniff out passwords and data transferred between the master and slave).
Read more »How To Set Up An SSL Vhost Under Apache2 On Ubuntu 9.10/Debian Lenny
This article explains how you can set up an SSL vhost under Apache2 on Ubuntu 9.10 and Debian Lenny so that you can access the vhost over HTTPS (port 443). SSL is short for Secure Sockets Layer and is a cryptographic protocol that provides security for communications over networks by encrypting segments of network connections at the transport layer end-to-end.
Read more »EFF: 12 Trends to Watch in 2010
It's the dawn of a new year. From our perch on the frontier of electronic civil liberties, EFF has collected a list of a dozen important trends in law, technology and business that we think will play a significant role in shaping online rights in 2010.
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Configure Apache to support multiple SSL sites on a single IP address
With Apache 2.2.12 and support for the SNI (Server Name Indication) extension to the SSL protocol, you can configure name-based HTTPS sites, just as you can name-based HTTP sites.
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Open Source SSL Acceleration
SSL acceleration is a technique that off-loads the processor intensive public key encryption algorithms used in SSL transactions to a hardware accelerator. These solutions often involve a considerable up front investment as the specialized equipment is rather costly. This article though looks at using off the shelf server hardware and open source software to build a cost effective SSL accelerator.
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