If you would like to setup a Virtual Private Network (VPN) for Windows clients, PPTP is a great choice. It’s easy to set up on the server and you don’t need any additional software for the Windows clients to connect. 1. Install the required packages apt-get install pptpd
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XCache is a fast, stable PHP opcode cacher that has been tested and is now running on production servers under high load. It overcomes a lot of problems that has been with other competing opcachers such as being able to be used with new PHP versions. 1. Installing the XCache package apt-get install php5-xcache
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1. Create a new file containing the blacklisted e-mail addresses (pico /etc/MailScanner/rules/spam.blacklist.rules) FromOrTo: [email protected] yes FromOrTo: [email protected] yes FromOrTo: default no
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suPHP is a tool for executing PHP scripts with the permissions of their owners. It consists of an Apache module (mod_suphp) and a setuid root binary (suphp) that is called by the Apache module to change the uid of the process executing the PHP interpreter. 1. Install suPHP apt-get install libapache2-mod-suphp
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Nikto is a web server scanner which performs comprehensive tests against web servers for multiple items, including over 3500 potentially dangerous files/CGIs, versions on over 900 servers, and version specific problems on over 250 servers. 1. Install Nikto apt-get install nikto
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Squid is a caching proxy supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. It reduces bandwidth and improves response times by caching and reusing frequently-requested web pages. Squid has extensive access controls and makes a great server accelerator. 1. Install the Squid package apt-get install squid
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The Pound program is a reverse proxy, load balancer and HTTPS front-end for Web server(s). Pound was developed to enable distributing the load among several Web-servers and to allow for a convenient SSL wrapper for those Web servers that do not offer it natively. 1. Install the pound package apt-get install pound
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MailScanner is an e-mail security and anti-spam package for e-mail gateway systems. MailScanner is highly configurable using a very easy-to-use system of rulesets. Virtually every configuration option can, for example, be controlled on a per-user, per-domain or per-IP basis. It’s assumed that you have already installed and [...]
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Allowing root logins to your SSH damon is a big security threat. If the SSH port is open, hackers will probably at some time attempt to brute force your root password. It’s a good idea to disable root logins to SSH and instead use a normal user to login and type “su -” to enter the super user shell or sudo to perform [...]
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Sudo allows a system administrator to delegate authority to give certain users (or groups of users) the ability to run some (or all) commands as root or another user while providing an audit trail of the commands and their arguments. 1. Create a new user (optional) adduser user1
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