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STRANGE PHISHING Stopping the cross-site authentication attack

A new form of phishing attack deposits an HTML tag on the vulnerable service to trap users into authenticating.

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SAFE HARBOR Implementing a home proxy server with Squid

A proxy server provides safer and more efficient surfing. Although commercial proxy solutions are available, all you really need is Linux and an old PC in the attic.

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DANGEROUS INPUT Studies in secure programming for admins

Like a poison apple, a Web program that is tasty on the surface may contain a highly dangerous core. Admins who do their own programming need to follow secure programming practices to avoid the bitter taste of insecurity.

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DATA TUNNEL Workshop: A quick and simple private tunnel with OpenVPN

Firewalls sometimes prohibit everything but everyday surfing, leaving users with no hope of running IRC or streaming servers through the firewall, unless they use a virtual private networking tool like OpenVPN.

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GHOST SURFING Anonymous surfing with Java Anonymous Proxy

Many Websites log IP addresses and access times to identify users. If you don’t want to wind up as data in someone’s market research, the Java Anonymous Proxy will keep your surfing secret.

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DISCOVERY SCRIPTS Bash-based hardware detection for PCI and USB

If you need fast answers for what's inside, you can use a Bash script to obtain an inventory of hardware on your Linux system.

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Issue #99 / Feb 2009

Cover Theme: VoIP Security

DVD: openSUSE 11.1

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This month we investigate expert techniques for securing your VoIP and wireless networks. We describe how to use one-time passwords to add two-factor authentication to a website, and we look a... more »

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Watch 19 talks from the ApacheCon US in New Orleans from the convenience of your home or office. Topics are: Scaling Apache 2.x in all dimensions, Securing Communications with your Apache HTTP Server, Scripting your Java Application with BSF 3.0 and much more.
 

 

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