How To Patch and Protect OpenSSL Vulnerability # CVE-2015-0291 CVE-2015-0204 [ 19/March/2015 ]

On 19th March 2015, multiple high and moderate severity level vulnerabilities released in OpenSSL, a Secure Sockets Layer toolkit used in a Linux and Unix-like systems. How can I fix these vulnerabilities on a CentOS/RHEL/Ubuntu and Debian Linux based server for OpenSSL versions 1.0.2a, 1.0.1m, 1.0.0r, and 0.9.8zf.? How do I verify that my Linux server has been fixed against the OpenSSL vulnerability?

A serious security problem has been found and patched in the OpenSSL Library. Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSSL on 19/March/2015. The Common Vulnerabilities and exposures project identifies the following issues:

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How To Mount Remote Directory With SSHFS on a Linux

How can I mount remote directory with ssh on a Linux bases system? How do I use SSHFS to mount remote file systems over SSH on a Ubuntu or Debian/RHEL/CentOS/Arch Linux system?

SSH is a secure protocol and you can use it to mount a directory on a remote server or local laptop with the help of the SSHF service. With SSHFS you can mount remote server file system to your local development workstation/laptop powered by Linux.

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FreeBSD Unix Find Out Which Programs Are Listing On a Given Port Number

I'm a new FreeBSD Unix system user. How can I find out the process/programs names listing on a certain port on a FreeBSD Unix systems using command line? How do I lookup the process which is currently bound to the given network port on a FreeBSD server?

You can use any one of the following command-line tools that displays network connections, routing tables, and a number of network interface statistics on a FreeBSD operating systems.

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Linux Change Disk Label Name on EXT2 / EXT3 / EXT4 File Systems

How can I modify partition labels on a Linux operating systems? How to change disk name on the ext4 file system on a Ubuntu Linux using command line?

You need to use the e2label command to set a text label to your disk drive partitions and then refer to them in the /etc/fstab file. The e2label command must be run as root user. Normal users can not modify partition label for security reasons.

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Use ssh-copy-id with an OpenSSH Server Listening On a Different Port

My OpenSSH server listening on TCP port number 2222. How can I use ssh-copy-id with an sshd server with listening on a different port on a Linux or Unix-like systems?

The ssh-copy-id is a shell script that uses ssh command to log into a remote machine using a login password to install your public key in a remote machine’s authorized_keys. The script also secure the remote user's home, ~/.ssh, and ~/.ssh/autho-rized_keys files by changing the permissions.

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Ubuntu Linux: Edit and Open Files That Require Administrator Privileges

here are certain files in Ubuntu Linux (or Unix-like systems) that only root user access or edit. How can I edit and/or open files that requires admin (root) access on a Ubuntu Linux?

Configuration files, server settings and other files in /etc/ usually owned by root user and require editing for configuration purpose on a Linux or Unix-like systems. You can raise privileges using any one of the following mechanism:

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Ubuntu Linux 12.04/14.04 LTS Install Memcached Server For Python and PHP Apps

I'm a new Ubuntu 12.04/14.04 server user. How do I install and use memcached on an Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS server? How can I my apps written in PHP or Python can use memcached on an Ubuntu LTS server?

Memcached is a general-purpose distributed memory caching system. It is usually used to speed up dynamic database-driven webapps or websites by caching objects in RAM. It is often result into reducing database load. You need to install the following packages:

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Howto Configure PFSense Site-to-Site IPSec VPN Tunnel For Remote Access

I work from a small office/home office and I need to set up an IPSec site-to-site VPN between a Cisco/OpeNBSD IPSec-enabled gateway and firewall running PFSense. How do I configure the VPN tunnel so that I can access remote subnet and servers behiend a Cisco firewall/router securely? How do I setup a tunnel mode configuration which will provide you with an encrypted site-to-site network, allowing networks at multiple remote locations to be able to securely communicate using my PFSense located in my SOHO?

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