Tag: security

This article explains how to use the nginx HttpLimitReqModule to limit the number of requests for a given session. This is useful, for example, if your site is hammered by a bot doing multiple requests …

The HTTPOXY vulnerability which has been found recently is a vulnerability that affects applications that run in cgi or cgi-like environments. This means that the issue affects almost all web servers including Apache and Nginx …

Οι οικιακοί δρομολογητές (home routers) είναι μικροί υπολογιστές που τρέχουν τον πυρήνα Linux και λογισμικό διαχείρισης της ευρυζωνικής σύνδεσης. Γενικά, αυτό το λογισμικό διαχείρισης εμφανίζει προβλήματα ασφάλειας (security) σε μερικούς κατασκευαστές, με αποτέλεσμα να μπορεί …

WordPress is a popular target for hackers, but there are steps you can take to make your installation more secure. By Aaron Weiss | Posted April 20, 2012 Did you know that more than 73 …

Problems of Netfilter/IPtables In Linux, banning an IP address can be done very easily with netfilter/iptables framework: $ sudo iptables -A INPUT -s 1.1.1.1 -p TCP -j DROP If you want to ban a whole …

1.1: SSL Certificates- An Overview An SSL certificate is an encryption mechanism to secure a website’s information to establish a failsafe connection. Furthermore, the SSL certificate can display the virtual identification information of the private …