Debian Helper Scripts come in handy,
This package include the famous “service” command to conveniently restart programs.
The service command is something that get pre-installed in Fedora therefore, on a switch to Ubuntu or Debian, these scripts will come in handy to maintain a sense of consistency.
If you are on Ubuntu you can install these with:
mod@mod-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install debian-helper-scripts
Test Command
mod@mod-laptop:~$ sudo service apache2 reload
* Reloading web server config apache2
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Advisory:
Mozilla Firefox User Interface Null Pointer Dereference Dispatcher Crash and Remote Denial of Service.
Version Affected:
Mozilla 3.0.3 – 1.9.0 Branch (Specifically for Latest Version)
Release Date:
Disclosed: 28 September 2008
Release Date. 28 September ,2008
Description:
The mozilla firefox is vulnerable to user interface event dispatcher null pointer dereference denial of service attacks. The dispatched event created dynamically leads to firefox crash when it is called directly or in a defined loop with number of generated user interface events.The resultant crash results in
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0×0000000000000007
Crashed Thread: 0
Thread 0 Crashed: 0 libxpcom_core.dylib nsTArray_base::Length() const + 11
(nsTArray.h:66)
1 libgklayout.dylib
nsContentUtils::GetAccelKeyCandidates(nsIDOMEvent*,
nsTArray&) + 261 (nsContentUtils.cpp:4083)
This security issue is a result of unhandled exception which is ..... Read more
Q. What is Chromium?
A. Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all Internet users to experience the web. The Chromium codebase is the basis for Google’s Chrome browser.
Q. Are there native Linux and Mac versions of Chromium available?
A. Not yet. Google has announced plans to support native Mac and Linux versions of Chromium, but they have yet to be released. CrossOver Chromium, however, runs the Windows version of Chromium natively on both Mac and Linux.
Q. Should I run CrossOver Chromium as my main browser?
A. Absolutely not! This is just a proof of concept, for fun, and to showcase what Wine can do. Chromium itself is just beginning. As the Chromium project progresses, they will be providing more compelling support for Mac OS and Linux, particularly with process security and memory management. Those future versions from Chromium will be better suited for daily use than this version.
Q. How was CrossOver Chromium deve..... Read more
How to Secure Squid Proxy?
Configure an NCSA-style username and password authentication
lets assume that squid is installed and working fine following the guide here
Tip: Before going further, test basic Squid functionality. Make sure squid is functioning without requiring authorization
Step # 1: Create a username/password
First create a NCSA password file using htpasswd command. htpasswd is used to create and update the flat-files used to
store usernames and password for basic authentication of squid users.
$ htpasswd /etc/squid/passwd xmodx Sponsored Links:google_ad_client = "pub-0983540800597903";
google_ad_width = 468;
google_ad_height = 15;
google_ad_format = "468x15_0ads_al";
google_color_border = "FFFFFF";
google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";
google_color_link = "FFFFFF";
google_color_text = "555555";
google_color_url = "555555";Output:
New password:
Re-type new password:
Adding password for user xmodx
Make sure squid can read passwd file:
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Install Squid on CentOS / RHEL 5
$ yum install squid
Prompt:
Install ( x ) Package(s)
Total download size: ( x ) M
Is this ok [y/N]: Answer y then hit Enter Key
Installing: squid ######################### [1/1]
Installed: squid.i386 2.5.STABLE14
Complete!
Squid Basic Configuration
Squid configuration file located at /etc/squid/squid.conf. Open file using a text editor: Sponsored Links:google_ad_client = "pub-0983540800597903";
google_ad_width = 468;
google_ad_height = 15;
google_ad_format = "468x15_0ads_al";
google_color_border = "FFFFFF";
google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";
google_color_link = "FFFFFF";
google_color_text = "555555";
google_color_url = "555555";$ locate squid.conf
/etc/squid/squid.conf
$ pico /etc/squid/squid.conf
NEED TO CHANGE:
line 53 and 54
looks like this
#Default:
#http_port 3128
change to
#Default:
http_port 3128
//* or change 3128 to any unused port refer here to check commonly used port http://www.mysql-apache-php.com/ports.htm *//
line 1876
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