Scott Lowe

MARCH 15, 2024

Ivan Pepelnjak dives deep on DHCP relaying on a Linux host. Rob McBryde shares his story of reviving a 2012 MacBook Pro with Linux. Security In early February a vulnerability was uncovered in a key component of the Linux boot process. Think Linux doesn’t have malware? Rory McCune explains Kubernetes authentication.

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Linux Vmware Load Balancer Malware 107

Linux Academy

APRIL 8, 2019

It also provides a handy browser plugin to fill in credentials for me, once I’ve authenticated to the plugin. Multi-factor authentication (MFA). Now, on to our second point for today: multi-factor authentication (MFA). Now, on to our second point for today: multi-factor authentication (MFA). Where to use MFA.

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Authentication Security Firewall Backup 68

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Since that time, I’ve been experimenting with ODrive, testing it to see how well it works, if at all, with my Fedora Linux environment. ODrive, if you’re reading this: put some effort into your Linux support and your docs, and you’ll probably get more paying customers.)

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Linux Storage Cloud Examples 60

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

But with the new YubiKey 5C NFC that’s being announced today, you no longer have to pick between being able to plug your key into a USB-C port or the convenience of NFC authentication, which lets you just tap your key on your device — you can now buy a key that offers both. Hardware-based keys offer extra layer of account security.

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Security Authentication Hardware Linux 88

GeekWire

MAY 17, 2023

Hinds is the project founder of Sigstore, a tool to verify and authenticate software artifacts. Hinds is also a founding board member of the Linux Foundation’s OpenSSF, a cross-industry effort to improve open-source software security, and was a distinguished engineer at Red Hat.

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Software Software Open Source Authentication 84

GeekWire

DECEMBER 30, 2023

But we also had Linux, which the open-source movement championed. So I hope that we will have a Linux of language models, a Linux of AI. … In addition, we do need watermarking, authentication, provenance, so we know where things come from. A great analogy here is what we’ve seen in operating systems.

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Linux Academy

APRIL 10, 2020

By now you’ve heard the stories that Microsoft loves Linux and fully embraces the open-source world. Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Contact them via email: linux@microsoft.com. The only requirement is a Linux VM. Cloud sandboxes are included with your Linux Academy subscription. Visual Studio Code.

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Linux Open Source Groups Applications 143

The Verge

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

That means features like BitLocker encryption or Windows Hello authentication will transition over to using Pluton in the future. You’ll still be able to build custom PCs with Pluton chips embedded inside, and there should even be support for Linux in the future, too. so you just get it.”

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SecureWorld News

JULY 27, 2023

According to the new Uptycs whitepaper, Detecting the Silent Threat: 'Stealers are Organization Killers' (gated link), a variety of new info stealers have emerged this year, preying on Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. This demonstrates a focus on collecting data from multi-factor authentication tools.

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Malware Study Linux Spyware 64

Scott Lowe

MARCH 20, 2020

This blending of “traditional” network engineering with containers, Linux, and DevOps tooling is how Matt is setting new trends and directions for the networking industry. Chris Wahl touches on the topic of using GitHub personal tokens to authenticate to HashiCorp Vault. Servers/Hardware. Nothing this time around.

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Linux Vmware Authentication Storage 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 2, 2013

I had a reader contact me with a question on using Kerberos and LDAP for authentication into Active Directory, based on Active Directory integration work I did many years ago. The issue was that he was experiencing a problem using native Kerberos authentication against Active Directory with SSH. Thanks Tomas!

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Authentication Linux Storage Security 112

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Passwordless authentication A modern PAM cybersecurity solution must support several existing passwordless methods such as PKI, SSH keys and certs, and FIDO2 dongles. Building authentication services and MFA into the PAM platform (see above) enables rapid innovation and support for newer standards such as Passkeys.

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Enterprise Enterprise Disaster Recovery Authentication 91

ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Mayhem also handles user-land (containerized) Linux applications. Here are some helpful tips for quickly determining if your application is compatible: Does the Linux file <app> command say that your application is a Linux ELF file? Mayhem supports binaries that run on the x86, x64, ARM, and MIPS architectures.

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How To Linux Applications Hardware 40

Linux Academy

MAY 31, 2019

For network devices, we should consider using RADIUS/TACACS+ for authentication purposes, not a shared user account. Red Hat offers OpenSCAP , can be used to scan Linux hosts for compliance but doesn’t scan Windows hosts. The post Using Secure Configurations | Standardize Your Security appeared first on Linux Academy Blog.

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Security Backup Linux Operating Systems 92

Linux Academy

MAY 7, 2019

We Azure, just like Microsoft Linux! Linux Academy is the only way to get exam-like training for multiple Microsoft Azure certifications, check out this blog post if you’re wondering where to get started in Azure. Implement authentication. appeared first on Linux Academy Blog. Implement access control.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Mozilla moves towards multi-factor authentication. In an article reported earlier by SecureWorld News, we covered Microsoft's new "passwordless" technology , which is actually multi-factor authentication (MFA). Now, we need to incorporate something called authentication that integrates with access on the other side.

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Authentication Study Windows Apple 61

Linux Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

This user will be used to authenticate to the other cluster nodes and to perform actions on the cluster: sudo passwd hacluster. On node1 , authenticate as the hacluster user: sudo pcs cluster auth NODE1 NODE2. The post Configure a Failover Cluster with Pacemaker appeared first on Linux Academy Blog.

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Firewall Resources Linux Authentication 60

Linux Academy

JUNE 26, 2019

The Linux Audit system is a great solution. Finally, use the Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) to set password requirements and lock out users with too many failed logins. Your security team can use the Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) to encrypt and decrypt physical disks to keep data secure when not in use. Disk Encryption.

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Security Linux Policies Meeting 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 12, 2020

Postman is a cross-platform application, so while my post was centered around Postman on Linux ( Ubuntu , specifically) the steps should be very similar—if not exactly the same—when using Postman on other platforms. This extension is necessary in order to have the API requests sent by Paw properly authenticated to AWS.

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Authentication Comparison Linux Tools 78

Linux Academy

JUNE 10, 2019

Shortly after, the WiFi Alliance released WPA3, which includes many security improvements over WPA2, including: Protection against dictionary attacks via the Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE), which replaces the WPA2 pre-shared key mechanism. or another enterprise-based wireless authentication setup.

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Wireless Security Authentication Network 60

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

BlackMatter actors use a separate encryption binary for Linux-based machines and routinely encrypt ESXI virtual machines. Go a step further by regularly updating your passwords and enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA). BlackMatter then remotely encrypts the hosts and shared drives as they are found,” reads the statement.

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Backup SMB Authentication Network 78

Linux Academy

MAY 7, 2019

Linux Academy is the only way to get exam-like training for multiple Microsoft Azure certifications, check out this blog post if you’re wondering where to get started in Azure. As always, remember that you have a range of content available here at Linux Academy if you have any gaps in prerequisite knowledge.

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Training Course Linux Microsoft 83

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 15, 2021

The popular open source cryptography library known as Bouncy Castle has uncovered a severe authentication bypass vulnerability. Ryan Blunden has authored a fairly comprehensive piece on environment variables in Linux and macOS. Linux may be coming to the Apple M1 chip. More details are available in this article.

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Linux Firewall Open Source Vmware 60

ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Linux (64-bit). Authentication. The CLI will automatically keep itself updated when used as we make fixes and bug improvements. curl -Lo mapi [link]. && && chmod +x mapi. Here's an easy way to add the mapi executable to your path: sudo mv mapi /usr/ local /bin. curl -Lo mapi [link]. && && chmod +x mapi.

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How To Linux Windows Authentication 40

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2023

Security Jeff Warren discusses a potential way for malicious players to bypass multi-factor authentication, aka the “Pass the Cookie” attack. Diego Crespo talks about PowerShell on Linux and his experience with it. William Lam shares news about higher-capacity SODIMMs available for small or ultra small form factor systems.

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IPv6 Linux Tools Network 74

CTOvision

JANUARY 31, 2017

Most of these devices are woefully insecure, never updated, and use default usernames and passwords or no authentication at all. Why waste time hacking one Linux server when you can walk through the door of a hundred connected web cameras? All of which would be fine if the Internet of Things was secure, but it isn’t.

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Internet Network Course Linux 150

Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

Courtesy of Tigera, Alex Pollitt shares some guidelines on when Linux conntrack is no longer your friend. Apparently Dell’s new docking stations support firmware updates via Linux. This article has good information on safely using /tmp and /var/tmp on systemd-powered Linux distributions. Networking. Servers/Hardware.

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Linux Dell Open Source Licensing 60

Linux Academy

MAY 7, 2019

Linux Academy is the only way to get exam-like training for multiple Microsoft Azure certifications, check out this blog post if you’re wondering where to get started in Azure. As always, remember that you have a range of content available here at Linux Academy if you have any gaps in prerequisite knowledge.

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Training Course Linux Microsoft 60

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 19, 2023

Its commitment to Linux turned what might have been a Windows Server-based cloud computing backwater into the Microsoft Azure powerhouse, the only public cloud to give the AWS juggernaut a serious run for its money. Since Satya Nadella took the helm in 2014, Microsoft has doubled down on its support for non-Microsoft technologies.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 30, 2022

Vamosi: IPTables is a way to configure the IP packet filter rules of the Linux kernel firewall. This was strange since they were obviously running linux commands in a linux terminal so why is it set to windows? These extensions were most likely installed on their HOST, the Windows-based VM, and not our private Linux container.

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Firewall Virtualization Authentication Linux 52

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

In this post, I’ll show you how to use Docker Machine with KVM and Libvirt on a Linux host (I’m using Fedora 27 as an example). Note that if your user account isn’t a member of the “libvirt” group, you’ll get prompted for authentication for most every docker-machine command, even just listing machines.).

Linux 60

Linux Engineering Vmware Network 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2020

Redpill Linpro talks to readers about their new routers running Cumulus Linux. Colleague and teammate Eric Shanks takes readers through what’s necessary to do Active Directory authentication for Kubernetes clusters. I need to move it back to Windows from Linux. That’s cool. Servers/Hardware. Don’t ask.).

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Linux Windows Hardware Network 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Let’s start with passing some JSON data to a REST API to authenticate. Example 1: Authenticating to OpenStack. Let’s say you’re working with an OpenStack-based cloud, and you need to authenticate to OpenStack using OpenStack Identity (“Keystone”). Example 2: Authenticating to VMware NSX.

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Authentication Vmware Examples Applications 82

Galido

JUNE 2, 2016

Outstanding authentication through facial biometrics, including liveness detection. KeePass Password Safe is a free, Open Source, lightweight, and easy-to-use password manager for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and Android mobile devices. Get automatic alerts when websites get breached. 1U Password Manager. Secure password sharing.

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Open Source Linux Authentication Security 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Christian Kellner provides a brief reminder that not all USB-C ports are Thunderbolt ports, and updates everyone on the status of bolt (Linux utility for working with Thunderbolt ports and peripherals). Highly recommended reading. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Vmware Authentication Virtualization Storage 60

Linux Academy

MARCH 2, 2020

These specific ports have been frequently used by unwanted and malicious users for abusive purposes, such as running crypto miners in clusters without authentication and authorization on the Kubernetes API. The post Beginner’s Basics of Kubernetes appeared first on Linux Academy. Control admin access to the nodes.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 4, 2024

Furthermore, if the operating system pattern is Linux Oracle Enterprise, the architect would use that pattern first in its design unless technical constraints made the consumption of this pattern suboptimal to accomplish the solution’s goal.

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Financial Architecture Resources Security 87