I'm attempting to make my ipcop linux box a bit easier to use.. Basically, ipcop linux has three users, root, admin, and dial.. Root is only allowed to login via the console and ssh, while the other ...

Chances are, if you are the owner or administrator of a Linux machine, you access it remotely from time to time, if not constantly. Be it a workstation at home, a co-located server or a hobby machine, ...

Cfengine, from the start, has had security as a key part of its design and use scenarios. Here, I demonstrate how Cfengine 3 can be used to increase the security of a Linux system by monitoring file ...

Hold onto your SSH keys, folks! A critical vulnerability has just rocked OpenSSH, Linux's secure remote access foundation, causing seasoned sysadmins to break out in a cold sweat. Dubbed "regreSSHion" ...

I have an OLPC which has the root password as blank. You get into root via the terminal, then <B>su -</B>, and wala, you are root. Since the OLPC was wireless, and ...

Researchers have uncovered a serious remote code execution vulnerability in the Open Secure Shell (OpenSSH) server that could let unauthenticated attackers obtain a root shell on servers and take them ...

Looking for an easier way to configure SSH on your data center servers? How about Webmin? Jack Wallen walks you through some of the options for better SSH security using this web-based GUI. Nearly ...