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How to encrypt rsync communication? (rsyncd + stunnel, vs rsync over SSH, etc)
I don't know much about the specifics of rsync, SSH, stunnel, etc, but I'm looking for a way to make rsync backups, but the transfer of data over the network must be encrypted (the credentials, and ...
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Can anyone on my network see a URL (for dynamic DNS updates) I'm accessing?
I'm using a dynamic DNS service provider that gives me a URL to access, and based on the IP address accessing that URL my dynamic hostname gets updated with that IP address. This is being run from a ...
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How can I tell if an active directory group is a security or distribution group?
I need to check if an active directory group is a security or distribution group. As somebody who doesn't know much about active directory - how do I go about doing this?
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Encrypting a folder
I'm familiar with bitlocker, having been using it for a while, but I am looking at just encrypting a folder instead. But I just don't understand the options it's giving me ...
When i right click a ...
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Windows 8 requesting duplicate updates
Am I not alone when it comes to Windows requesting "...Flash Player for Windows 8 for x64..." multiple times even after updated, along with a few other security update duplicates. Is there a fix so I ...
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Locked out from Windows Server 2008R2 disk as an Administrator
I've done something stupid. I tried to lock down the access rights to a disk using the security properties at disk level. However, in the process, I've locked myself out as Administrator. I can and ...
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shorewall - can't resolve hostname - unix
I'm tinkering with a network server trying to learn a few things.
So to get things started I installed shorewall as a firewall.
I've encountered a problem where I can't resolve the hostname from ...
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How to redirect to url after mod_security detects attack
I have few php sites running on apache. Becouse we need as high security as possible, we decided to use mod_security. We are able to set url to which mod_security redirects after attack detection, but ...
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Root account locked/suspended?
I'm shipping ts7800 boards running debian 6.07.
After programming, some boards do not run their cron jobs, complaining that they do not recognise the user root.
This happened on 2 out of 12 ...
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Debian security: lots of connections on port 80
I have a debian server (kernel: 2.6.32-5-amd64).
I normally run a jetty server on it, but lately it started getting tons of connections to it.
It shouldn't get all this traffic, since its a pretty ...
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Store syskey key file on a USB
I was toying with syskey today and noticed you could store the key file on a floppy. Obviously floppies and their drives are hard to come by so I wondered if I could store the key file on a USB drive.
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is there any way to securely delete certificates from the certificate store in windows 7?
its easy to securely delete files and folders.but how do i delete certificates which have no file-folder-structure-based location on the disk.how to securely delete registry keys pertaining to those ...
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Using Flash Player Offline
I'm trying out a new Flash sound library, but I keep running into security issues when I try to run the test everything offline.
Specifically, i'm trying to work with SoundManager2. I have downloaded ...
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How can I prevent Windows Server 2008 R2 from phoning home?
I have a Windows 2008 R2 server which is to contain sensitive documents on a small LAN. The two users who use the server do so via RDP so no documents are transferred to client workstations. During a ...
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Will running parallel sessions of firefox and tor compromise anonymity?
I am using Tor browser bundle for anonymity. I have to login into cyberoam with my credentials first to use internet. If I use firefox for login to start using internet and then start tor, will it ...
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Multiple system calls from PID 0 in Windows
Recently, one of my old PC at home lags at times. I open the Process Monitor (from sysinternals.com) and find multiple system calls from a process with PID 0, including CreateFile operation. I thought ...
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Deleted user and root account on debian
One of my colleague removed by error etc/passwd and etc/shadow files.
The problem is that now the system doesn't have any account.Impossible to connect by ssh or to work on it.
How can I create a ...
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Domain security vs. Forest security [migrated]
Is it true that the administrators of a domain "A" can reset a user's password in another domain "B" within the same Forest "out-of-the-box" ?
I believe that it is not possible for a Domain ...
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How to close suspicious port 999 garcon, is it malware?
On Mac OSX, I ran the command
nmap localhost
and I found I have this suspicious open port:
999/tcp open garcon
Then I tried to see if there is an associated process, but nothing shows up with
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How to set up ssh for public key from any machine
I have a Mac running Lion at home. I disabled password ssh login; I just want to use public key.
I generated private/public key pair, but now I'm confused. I start a new job tomorrow, and want to ...
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Unable to understand Word 2007 encryption [closed]
I hope this is the right place for this, because they closed it over at security.stackexchange.
So I read the documentation here:
It seems there are 3 principal modes of encryption. I created a mock ...
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How does VPN secure me from my ISP eavesdropping on me? [duplicate]
I'm trying to understand the whole VPN thing and how it can protect me, but it still remains very vague to me.
If I connect to a VPN, all data goes through my ISP first, right? What keeps them from ...
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Do I have to worry if somebody tried to reset my Facebook password? [migrated]
I have got this email earlier which asked me that I have requested t change the password of my FB account which I didn't.
I refused the request for that and haven't changed the password of my Gmail ...
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apply for SSL certificate for hidden websites
We have a proxy and several hidden web servers in different locations. Internet users can visit these hidden web servers only through the proxy, so only the proxy IP is public. The IPs of the web ...
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PVK2PFX Error 0x80070490 - Cannot find certificates that match the key
I am trying to create simple client side certificate and for that I following below link...
How to create client certificate
I have installed SDK on machine, and I have successfully run below two ...
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Securing files in Windows environment
I'm working on a project to determine whether or not the files our company uses are secured properly. I'm talking about financial documents (which are by local law required to be kept for a number of ...
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How do I prevent all console access except via key-authenticated SSH?
I have a server environment for which the only methods of login would be SSH or local terminal in the datacenter. I have set this up to allow a specific user to login only with a key, not password ...
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curl_easy_perform API does not return
I use simplessl.c to check 2-way SSL with self signed certs. I passed all the certs paths like CA,client. When I ran the application on linux x86 it worked well.But when i ran it on ARM board,the ...
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USB/Non-TV Security Cameras? [closed]
All the security cameras I see are about linking them to your TV- I would just like some sort of setup where I can connect the Camera to some software which is recording over a large hard drive via ...
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How to secure a Windows ME system connected to the internet? [closed]
I am about to re-install Windows ME on an old Dell Dimension 4300. The computer is connected to the internet via a 2Wire 3600HGV DSL modem/router.
What do I need to secure the computer?
Do I need ...
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How to generate NetBIOS traffic over TCP [closed]
Is there a freeware program which can generate NetBIOS over TCP traffic? I have been unable to find any solution.
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Windows Security - No control panel
How would you restrict access to control panel / changing system files for a user on a PC?
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Fastest method to encrypt large directory in Linux
I have 500 GB confidential directory stored in an external HDD. What is the fastest method to encrypt/decrypt it? I have checked out OpenSSL, but it takes too much time.
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What permissions are required to allow attaching a remote performance monitor?
I am attempting to monitor a few metrics on a domain database server (Win 2008 R2) but receiving unable to connect message when attempting to connect with the built-in Performance Monitor (Windows 7 ...
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Lightweight no-nonsense fast PDF reader [closed]
I'm looking for a PDF reader which is:
Secure
Easy to use
Lightweight
Fast
No nonsense
At the corp I'm working at the moment Acrobat is being used and not regularly updated. This is a security ...
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How can I allow someone to view a spreadsheet but NOT be able to save or print it?
I want to allow someone to look at a spreadsheet I have.
Is there a way to share it (via skydrive etc) but be able to stop the person from saving the data to his machine or print it out?
EDIT
I ...
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Is it safe to type passwords on wireless keyboards? [duplicate]
Can someone unauthorized snoop into my keyboard's wireless traffic?
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Access Control Lists & DHCP
Please take a look at this image right here.
In the image above you can see a virtual netwerk simulation program (CISCO Packet Tracer 6.0) where I'm trying to setup a network and secure it.
However ...
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Can't unlock the folders that I locked with 'Folder Lock' program
I use Folder Lock Version 5.2.6
Problem : It asks for new password each time I open it.
Bigger Problem : I had locked many folders with this software when it was working fine.
But now I can't access ...
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Certificate errors on irc.pirateirc.net
I'm having trouble making a secure connection to the IRC server at irc.pirateirc.net. gnutls doesn't recognise the SSL certificate issuer, even though the certificate is issued by a regular CA ...
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Where does Windows XP store previously used AD usernames?
When you open an application (for example Outlook), and Windows prompts you for your username and password with the User Name field already populated (and possibly has options in the drop-down) where ...
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Is it safe to use remote desktop to connect Windows 8 pro from remote location?
I want to access my home PC from outside from time to time.
Is it safe to enable port RDP forward on home router and remote desktop home Windows 8 from remote location?
Is another layer of SSH or ...
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Does this Terminal output indicate a that a keylogger has been installed on this Mac? [closed]
A friend is concerned that a keylogger has been installed on their machine, a Mac running MacOS 10.7.
I have the following Terminal output. Do any of you spot any indication of keylogging apps ...
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How to upgrade an offline computer's OS and software?
I have a Linux computer that is kept offline for extra security.
How do I keep it up to date without putting it online?
It's running Fedora 17, but I don't mind changing to another distribution if ...
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How should I make my Macbook Air totally secure? [closed]
I've recently been a little paranoid about being hacked and having my computer breached by people that I don't know, so I think it's time for a security upgrade. Anyone have any tips/software that I ...
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If my Windows user account (admin) is password-protected, can my PC still be accessed remotely without my knowledge?
My Windows user account (admin) is password protected and I'm wondering if my PC can still be accessed remotely without my knowledge.
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Penetration testing with WMAP, only for my domain, not the others with the same IP?
My domain got massively hacked, so I'm doing some penetration testing with it using WMAP and NMAP etc.
However, I believe it's on shared hosting, so running tests on 182.34.xx.xxx (the IP address for ...
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Is there a way to access a log of all recent activity that happened on my computer (MB Air)?
So I logged onto this unrestricted WiFi network, and I just want to be safe and make sure no one has been messing around on my computer. Anyone know a way to access a log of all recent activity on my ...
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How to open the key pair within mozilla firefox [closed]
I have tried and also generated the key pair in ubuntu and i could not able to copy the public key in server and how to certify the key without password for my own site.
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How to remove Dropbox access from a computer you no longer have? [migrated]
I have Dropbox installed on a few computers. One of which I no longer have access to.
I no longer wish for that computer to be able to have access to my Dropbox account but I see no way to stop ...
