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How to Install and Configure FreeIPA on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure FreeIPA on RHEL 7

How to Install and Configure FreeIPA on RHEL 7 FreeIPA is an integrated identity and authentication solution that combines LDAP (via 389 Directory Server), Kerberos, DNS, a certificate authority (Dogtag PKI), and a web-based management interface into a single coherent platform. It is Red Hat’s upstream open-source project that underpins Red Hat Identity Management (IdM), […]

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FreeBSD 12 — gcpio — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — gcpio — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 December 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: GNU cpio — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9112 CVE-2015-1197 CVE-2016-2037 CVE-2019-14866 Upstream summary: Sergey Poznyakoff reports: This stable release fixes several potential vulnerabilities CVE-2015-1197: cpio, when using the –no-absolute-filenames option, […]

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How To Set Up the code-server Cloud IDE Platform on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up the code-server Cloud IDE Platform on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial, you will set up the code-server cloud IDE platform on your Ubuntu 18.04 machine and expose it at your domain, secured with free Let’s Encrypt TLS certificates. In the end, you’ll have Microsoft Visual Studio Code running on your Ubuntu 18.04 server, available at your domain and protected with a password.

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Масштабирование и обеспечение безопасности приложения Django с помощью Docker, Nginx и Let's Encrypt — step-by-step Docker tutorial on Progressive Robot

Масштабирование и обеспечение безопасности приложения Django с помощью Docker, Nginx и Let’s Encrypt

В облачных средах существует множество способов масштабирования и защиты приложения Django. Используя горизонтальное масштабирование и запустив несколько экземпляров приложения, вы можете создать более отказоустойчивую систему с высоким уровнем…

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How to Configure Fail2Ban to Protect SSH on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Fail2Ban to Protect SSH on RHEL 7

How to Configure Fail2Ban to Protect SSH on RHEL 7 Even with SSH key-based authentication enabled, your server’s port 22 (or whatever port SSH is listening on) is constantly targeted by automated bots scanning the internet for open SSH services. These bots attempt thousands of login combinations per hour. While they cannot succeed against key-only […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — freetds — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — freetds — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 December 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4173-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13508 Upstream summary: Felix Wilhelm discovered that FreeTDS incorrectly handled certain types after a protocol downgrade. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FreeTDS to […]

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How To Handle Routing in React Apps with React Router — step-by-step Javascript tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Handle Routing in React Apps with React Router

In React, routers help create and navigate between the different URLs that make up your web application. React Router is designed with intuitive components to let you build a declarative routing system for your application. In this tutorial, you’ll install and configure React Router, build a set of routes, and connect to them using the component. You’ll also use React Hooks to access data and other routing information and create nested routes.

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Oracle Linux 8 — WALinuxAgent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — WALinuxAgent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2019-1527)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 December 2019 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-1527 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-0804 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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