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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:55:03 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Different SSH auth method for one user</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ We utilize RSA authentication for our servers. However, we have one customer that needs to automate an sftp connection. This is failing because SSH is expecting a pin+token code pair. What do I need to look at for configuration to allow the one user...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Different-SSH-auth-method-for-one-user-962-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:20:01 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>MoCa Ethernet Adapter Security&#63;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi, I just bought an actiontec moca adapter to add into my netgear moca  adapter coax ethernet network.  Alas, it does not support security  preshared key like the netgears do.  So I am thinking of disabling  security on the netgears but would like ...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/MoCa-Ethernet-Adapter-Security-950-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:56:05 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Re&#58; Determining the presence of wireshark</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Note that this will present false positives if the NICs in question are running with user set MAC addresses. With user set MAC addresses, the NIC cannot use it's builtin comparison logic to find frames addressed to the NIC. The OS NIC driver logic h...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Re-Determining-the-presence-of-wireshark-949-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:43:38 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>sudo settings to allow one user to gain shell as shared user</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I'm dealing with some particularly intriguing shared accounts for particular applications, where multiple users will need to be able to sudo or su to become those other users. I didn't write the sudo setup: right now, some folks are doing sudo su - ...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/sudo-settings-to-allow-one-user-to-gain-shell-as-shared-user-946-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:45:31 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Monitor Specific EMail accounts for external logins.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I need to come up with a way to monitor if someone accesses some of our managers emails accounts. All of our PCs are using internal IPs, so what I would like to do is figure out a way to have the server notify me if someone tries accessing from any ...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Monitor-Specific-EMail-accounts-for-external-logins-942-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:21:18 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>&#91;cansecwest&#93; Advanced PHP Hacking</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi, I'd like to announce a Security Master's Dojo course during next CanSecWest 2010 in Vancouver (March 22-26 2010). Title: Advanced PHP Hacking (!) PHP is a worldwide web language used by individuals as well as companies (Facebook...). This sessio...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/cansecwest-Advanced-PHP-Hacking-941-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:38:37 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>System Administrators &#47; Service Engineers wanted at Yahoo&#33; &#40;...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ System Administrators / Service Engineers wanted at Yahoo! (in SF bay area or LA area) *** If you are interested, meet all of the qualifications listed below, and are currently located in the U.S., please email me a resume at hristo@yahoo-inc.com   ...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/System-Administrators-Service-Engineers-wanted-at-Yahoo-935-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:56:14 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Call for papers&#58; ISP&#45;10, Orlando, USA, July 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It would be highly appreciated if you could share this announcement with your colleagues, students and individuals whose research is in information security, cryptography, privacy, and related areas. Call for papers: ISP-10, Orlando, USA, July 2010 ...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Call-for-papers-ISP-10-Orlando-USA-July-2010-933-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:12:31 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>How can I convince people to encrypt their email&#63;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Moments ago I received an email from a client with a root password and the  server name to a GNU/Linux server I'm going to do some admin work on. The  email was in clear, non encrypted, text with both the server name and root  passwords clearly read...... The post has 9 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/How-can-I-convince-people-to-encrypt-their-email-928-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:59:33 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Draft paper submission deadline is extended&#58; ISP&#45;10, Orlando...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It would be highly appreciated if you could share this announcement with your colleagues, students and individuals whose research is in information security, cryptography, privacy, and related areas. Draft paper submission deadline is extended: ISP-...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Draft-paper-submission-deadline-is-extended-ISP-10-Orlando-927-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:52:48 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>unix&#95;chkpwd&#91;4275&#93;&#58; account root has password changed in futu...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi- This message is scrolling in my /var/log/secure file over and over: unix_chkpwd[4275]: account root has password changed in future I checked both /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow dates, I even 'touched' both to be sure they are current and still this...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/unix-chkpwd-4275-account-root-has-password-changed-in-futu-920-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:20:15 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Draft paper submission deadline is extended&#58; ISP&#45;10</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Draft paper submission deadline is extended: ISP-10 The 2010 International Conference on Information Security and Privacy (ISP-10) (website: http://www.PromoteResearch.org) will be held during 12-14 of July 2010 in Orlando, FL, USA.  ISP is an impor...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Draft-paper-submission-deadline-is-extended-ISP-10-919-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:35:05 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>ssh, openswan, openvpn or ...&#63;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ We have an iptables firewalling router setup here that is working well,  as we've stress-tested it from external sites using all the attack tools  we can find. We have several users that are on the road and require connectivity  from various sites s...... The post has 23 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/ssh-openswan-openvpn-or-898-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:32:38 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Which SSH key types &#40;RSA,DSA,1024,2048,...&#41; recommended&#47;most...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ When I generate SSH keys then a couple of different types are possible, e.g. SSH-1-RSA 2048 SSH-2 RSA 2048 SSH-2 DSA 1024 If I have to select (only) one of them: Which is the recommended type? Which is the most used (for Solaris/Linux target SSH ser...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Which-SSH-key-types-RSA-DSA-1024-2048-recommended-most-897-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:29:12 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Possible to setup a SSH port forwarding only &#40;&#33;&#41; in backgrou...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Whenever I start a SSH port forwarding session with either Windows based Putty or linux based OpenSSH an additional SSH terminal window is created and shown. Is there a way to created just a background port forwarding session WITHOUT such a ssh term...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Possible-to-setup-a-SSH-port-forwarding-only-in-backgrou-896-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:25:58 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>ISP&#45;10 Call for papers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ ISP-10 Call for papers The 2010 International Conference on Information Security and Privacy (ISP-10) (website: http://www.PromoteResearch.org) will be held during 12-14 of July 2010 in Orlando, FL, USA.  ISP is an important event in the areas of in...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/ISP-10-Call-for-papers-895-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:53:04 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>security and online banking</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hey all! My bank has this system for internet banking. It works with the chip in my bankcard. The card is placed in a device at home. On the login screen there will be a code which have to be typed in in  the device. Than the device will ask me my P...... The post has 10 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/security-and-online-banking-881-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:00:06 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Retrieve &#40;public&#41; certificate chain from remote HTTPS server</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi all, I'm trying to diagnose a problem reported by a customer. They are reporting an error message The security certificate presented by this website has expired or is not yet valid (using MSIE on XP) via the usual chinese whispers route. I'm not ...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Retrieve-public-certificate-chain-from-remote-HTTPS-server-878-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:15:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Chromium sandbox and SUID root executable</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Installed the Chromium browser (beta) yesterday to take a look and test a  web site. Today, due to a security report, I noticed that the Chromium package  installed a SUID root executable, /usr/lib64/chromium-browser/chrome-sandbox My question is, w...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Chromium-sandbox-and-SUID-root-executable-874-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:48:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>IPTABLES &amp; xming</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I have been using xming to get a graphical desktop on a headless box. Recently I put a firewall on the box as I plan to have the router do some  port forwarding to it. Now, putty will establish the login but X won't work. I've gone as far as  puttin...... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/IPTABLES-xming-870-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:08:09 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>System Calls</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi, Is there any way which I am tell whether an application is malicious or not by looking at the system calls made by the application? Thanks In Advance, PerumalThe post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/System-Calls-868-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:57:53 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>raw sockets &amp; security in Linux</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi, Is there any version of Linux that apply such restrictions on traffic over raw sockets ? In Windows, the releases after Windows XP with SP2 have the ability to send traffic over raw sockets but has been restricted in two ways: 1. TCP data cannot...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/raw-sockets-security-in-Linux-863-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:51:37 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>International Journal of Electronics, Information and System...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ International Journal of Electronics, Information and Systems (IJEIS) Call for Paper The International Journal of Electronics, Information and Systems (IJEIS) publish original papers on all subjects relevant to electronics, computer science, communi...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/International-Journal-of-Electronics-Information-and-System-856-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:02:40 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Re&#58; Encryption only &#63;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Wait... slow down.  Let's not fly off the handle.  What does she look like? --  Not really a wanna-be, but I don't know everything.... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Re-Encryption-only-852-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:34:54 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>world writeable files&#63;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Are world writeable files necessary?  I can list all the world writeable files on my system and there are about 5-10 pages of them. Will I break anything by removing those world writeable permissions? Is there an easy command to remove world writeab...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/world-writeable-files-839-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:45:05 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Secure your Skype</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ There is a new security software for Skype called SX for Skype, it blocks spammers and filter unwanted content. http://www.securityextension.comThe post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Secure-your-Skype-838-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:17:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>on&#45;line privacy, google and me...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hey All! I guess you all heard what E. Schmidt (CEO Google inc.) said about  people who are worried about their privacy... He basically thinks that  anyone in this NG is a sick twisted perv or a terrorist or at least a  vile criminal :-) So after lo...... The post has 7 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/on-line-privacy-google-and-me-834-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:06:24 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Self Exam Engine Training &#45; Lotus Certification &#124; Lotus Ques...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ http://www.selfexamengine.com/lotus-certification-training.htm Self Exam Engine offers Lotus certification exam. Lotus Certified Questions & Answers and Lotus Study Guide exam make you perfect and pass Lotus exam in first attempt. http://www.selfexa...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Self-Exam-Engine-Training-Lotus-Certification-Lotus-Ques-833-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:53:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>malware and spam control</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Does anyone have experience with using iptables to control infected M $ OS machines that get internet access by setting gateway to a Linux  box? In my setup there is an access control list that uses nat and forward  rules to allow specific computers...... The post has 6 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/malware-and-spam-control-822-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:25:22 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>iptables, ipcop, facebook</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I use ipcop as my internet gateway on my home lan. Additionally I use the banish add-on  (http://ww2.banish.sidsolutions.net:8081/) to add additional  iptables rules  ... ( other than via banish  I do not really know how to use iptables.) This allow...... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/iptables-ipcop-facebook-819-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:22:01 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>ISP&#45;10 Call for papers</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:46:22 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Extracting random data from static, for &#47;dev&#47;random</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I have a radio plugged into my soundcard, tuned to static. This should be a good source of randomness, right? I know of course it's not all random data, as confirmed with rngtest. I was looking at the lavarnd project, they use an algorithm they're...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Extracting-random-data-from-static-for-dev-random-805-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:45:05 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Potential security leak in Linux kernel  fix</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ With thanks to Bit Twister, who brought this to our attention in alt.os.linux.mandriva.  Details in the article at the URL below.         http://www.itworld.com/security/83917/an-important-linux-fix --  *Aragorn* (registered GNU/Linux user #223157)... The post has 11 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Potential-security-leak-in-Linux-kernel-fix-794-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:14:27 -0500</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:12:43 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Richard Stallman On FOSS GNU And Freedom</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Richard Stallman On FOSS GNU And Freedom: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C2233C191A464B26 Hope This Helps :)The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Richard-Stallman-On-FOSS-GNU-And-Freedom-784-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:05:31 -0400</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:58:38 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Issue #3 of of Opensourc3 magazine is available for free dow...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Opensourc3 is a magazine dedicated to Unified and Cloud Computing using open source technologies. It is published on a monthly basis. This issue loooks at: - KaOS- a new Open Source Hypervisor and virtualization platform - Live Migration - PostgreSQ...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Issue-3-of-of-Opensourc3-magazine-is-available-for-free-dow-780-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:30:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ I have to connect to my work Intranet from home.  The are 2 different Linux (Slackware and CentOS) VMs at home.  I installed CentOS hoping that it would enterprise applications. Are there any GUI based tools to connect from Linux to my work Intranet...... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/SecurID-IPSec-VPN-setup-771-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:04:48 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>what is the difference between &quot;tsu&quot;, &quot;su&quot; and &quot;sudo&quot;&#63;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi all I needed to ask a question about the Linux commands used for getting root access. The question is, what is the difference between tsu, su, and sudo? I am mainly interested about the tsu command regarding which there seems to be very little do...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/what-is-the-difference-between-tsu-su-and-sudo-763-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:19:52 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Dish network box and udp port 2049</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I connected my satellite tv box (Dish) to my network and it makes a udp connection to some server on port 2049. I thought this was nfs. Anybody know what the rest of this story is? I mean, why nfs???The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Dish-network-box-and-udp-port-2049-761-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:03:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>strongbolt&#58; seeking opinions</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:56:29 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Not wanting to send my box to &#61;&#63;UTF&#45;8&#63;B&#63;z4QgQ2V0aQ&#61;&#61;&#63;&#61;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hey folks! I was wondering how I could secure my machine a bit tighter, maybe you  guy`s can help me out here. To be more specific, can anyone recommend me a;   -1- firewall, preferably one with all the ports closed as default so I  can whitelist po...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Not-wanting-to-send-my-box-to-UTF-8-B-z4QgQ2V0aQ-755-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:10:26 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Is this machine compromised &#63;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Here is the output for vi pkg_validation.log : S.5....T c /etc/mailcap .......T /usr/src/linux-2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/.config S.5....T /usr/src/linux-2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/scripts/basic/docproc S.5....T /usr/src/linux-2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/scripts/ba...... The post has 5 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Is-this-machine-compromised-751-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:51:59 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Santa Madonna ! 99741, no less... And a possibly LKM trojan installed on my  unfortunate machine. I'm begining to undestand why my CPU temp is approaching 120 °C ! Checkint 'chkutmp'... The tty of the following user process(es) were not  found in...... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Chkrootkit-You-have-99741-process-hidden-for-readdir-comm-749-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:44:53 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Visualization development help</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi, I need to generate a Treemap of our syslog and database logs, with zoomable user interface (ZUI).  What programming language or libraries will help me achieve this?  My programming skills are in C/C++/Perl and awk. Any advice and information is ...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Visualization-development-help-748-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:52:49 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Re&#58; making non&#45;tty login sessions</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:36:57 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi, - here my question again,    this time with more background detail :) - I implement a custom PAM lib - two linux boxes A and B; B runs an Openssh server - use case 1: ssh login from A to B - use case 2: scp files from A to B - in case of the ssh...... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/ssh-vs-scp-in-custom-PAM-module-739-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:19:57 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>how to differentiate inside  PAM &quot;login using ssh&quot; vs. &quot;file...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi,   have a PAM related question   - lets say we have two linux boxes A and B   - box B runs an Openssh server   - I have to use cases:     - UC1: ssh login from A to B     - UC2: transfer files from A to B using scp   - from my understanding both ...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/how-to-differentiate-inside-PAM-login-using-ssh-vs-file-738-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:14:52 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Issue #2 of of Opensourc3 magazine is available</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Issue #2 of of Opensourc3 magazine is available Opensourc3 is a magazine dedicated to Unified and Cloud Computing using open source technologies. It is published on a monthly basis. This issue looks at: - Ksplice - Live Linux Kernel Patching - Virtu...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Issue-2-of-of-Opensourc3-magazine-is-available-737-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:46:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Somebodys looking for CBC</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ http://www.cpni.gov.uk/Docs/Vulnerability_Advisory_SSH.txt I forget how long ago I learned there was a weakness in CBC modes in  SSH.  I don't think it was as early as November 2008, when the  announcement above is dated.  Although later versions o...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.secure-gear.com/linux/Somebody-s-looking-for-CBC-734-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:04:26 -0400</pubDate>
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